Super cool way to transport space shuttles

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Cheryl
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Super cool way to transport space shuttles

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Nasa does it on the back of a B-747!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j2LSmtD ... re=related
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Hi,
Russia copy US Space Shuttle design and US copy Russia way of transportation it... ha ha ha [smilie=lol.gif] [smilie=lol.gif]

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When they were testing the space shuttle, that was how they got it up into the air and then released it back to earth.
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Obviously you need to watch the James Bond film, Moonraker.
Hint : Its better to be on the Shuttle than on the plane!
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