The Antonov An-225 (of which we’ll be hearing more in this article) was the Soviet equivalent of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ...
John M. Conroy proposed a twin-fuselage giant assembled from two B-52s to ferry the Space Shuttle and potentially air-launch it at altitude. The design targeted coast-to-coast range, operation from ...
The U.S. Navy doesn’t have a nuclear-powered carrier available, but the USS John P Murtha is well-suited to the recovery ...
NEW YORK — For the first time in history, a space shuttle is landing aboard an aircraft carrier, but instead of catching an arresting wire at high speed, the winged orbiter will be slowly lowered onto ...