This Strange-Looking Aircraft Just Delivered Some Precious Cargo For NASA
- 8 years ago
An integral aspect of NASA's journey to Mars, the Orion crew module pressure vessel, was recently delivered to the Kennedy Space Center by way of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft.
NASA's Super Guppy aircraft recently arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida bearing some extremely precious cargo: the Orion crew module pressure vessel for the space agency's Exploration Mission-1.
The oddly-shaped plane is a standby for NASA, various prior versions have been used multiple times to haul pieces of space-bound equipment.
According to the space agency, "The Super Guppy, designated 377SG-201, has a cargo compartment that is 25 feet tall, 25 feet wide and 111 feet long. It can c
NASA's Super Guppy aircraft recently arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida bearing some extremely precious cargo: the Orion crew module pressure vessel for the space agency's Exploration Mission-1.
The oddly-shaped plane is a standby for NASA, various prior versions have been used multiple times to haul pieces of space-bound equipment.
According to the space agency, "The Super Guppy, designated 377SG-201, has a cargo compartment that is 25 feet tall, 25 feet wide and 111 feet long. It can c