The NASA space shuttle Columbia on its way from Palmdale, California to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on March 1st, 2001. The plane below is a special 747 built to carry the shuttles. Credit: NASA
@Silverfang : The Space Shuttle was a rocket with wings. No, it could not fly... At best, you could steer it while it fell. It also doesn't use jet engines, it uses rocket engines and only when an external fuel tank was attached.
cheers SimonSays
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