747 carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour

mrmacintosh86 · 2012-09-20T13:41:45+00:00

It was taken from a NASA chase plane. Here's a link: http://huffingtonpost.tumblr.com/post/31875679073/jacobsoboroff-wow-i-was-just-sent-this-photo

and here is a photo of the plane the photo was taken from: http://i.imgur.com/JjKGc.jpg

savage_beast · 2012-09-20T08:30:42+00:00

How did they let planes fly that close?

ShakesBaer · 2012-09-20T08:33:29+00:00

Is that how baby planes are made?

Dented · 2012-09-20T15:09:03+00:00

Shuttle, get off the plane, you are drunk.

sandtowel · 2012-09-20T12:20:42+00:00

So why do they need the other plane to fly next to it? Just so it can take this picture?

Skipdodoubleg · 2012-09-20T19:22:40+00:00

Lots of credit to the shuttle pilot who landed on that 747!

PlasmaBurns · 2012-09-20T14:51:29+00:00

Subject: Update: Space Shuttle Endeavour Flyover, Sept. 21, 2012

Weather, aircraft status and other factors may significantly change the flight path and flyby locations. The flyover could be delayed or canceled.

On the morning of Sept. 21, 2012, the Space Shuttle Endeavour will salute the people of NASA Ames and Northern California with a low-level flyover of NASA Ames Research Center before being permanently installed at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The approximate time for the flyover is between 9 to 9:30 a.m.

To commemorate this event and celebrate NASA Ames' contributions to the Space Shuttle Program, the Center will hold a public event at the Moffett Field airfield and open areas surrounding building 158, starting at 6 a.m.

Event Schedule
6-7:40 a.m. Main Gates Open
Information Booths
8:15 Airfield Gates Open
8:30 Welcome, Ames Center Director, Dr. S. Pete Worden
8:40 Shuttle Program - Ames Perspective Astronaut Bo Bobko, Ames Return to Flight Project Manager John Allmen, and Astronaut Stephen Robinson
9-9:15 Countdown to Shuttle Flyover
9:15-10 a.m. Information Booths

The public is expected to vacate Moffett Field one hour after the shuttle departs.

mdim · 2012-09-20T18:02:00+00:00

I saw this fly by my parents house this morning. It kind of sucked because my dad was the one that wanted to see it, and I just happened to walk outside and see him staring up at the sky. He told me the shuttle was supposed to fly by, so I started helping him look for it. I got lucky and noticed a blur fly between two houses. I stood up on his truck bed to get a better view over the houses and there it was, flying pretty low, headed towards downtown Houston. My dad has bad knees so he couldn't get up to there to see it. He was pretty bummed out :(

rvenegas79 · 2012-09-20T15:26:13+00:00

Can somebody please wash down the space shuttle?

random__person · 2012-09-20T16:14:23+00:00

i got to see that pass by my house yesterday before it did a fly by houston.. it was awesome.

VBxGatsby · 2012-09-20T09:07:54+00:00

This is a real picture? Are you serious?

bambambambambalam · 2012-09-20T10:09:56+00:00

WTF? that's scary close.

luigisfuckingpeach · 2012-09-20T12:42:17+00:00

OR Space Shuttle Endeavour carrying the 747?

desitheredhead · 2012-09-20T15:55:25+00:00

Great shot!

lisan_al_gaib · 2012-09-20T16:53:37+00:00

Casual. NBD.

mcneilm3 · 2012-09-20T18:21:34+00:00

Props to Orville & Wilbur Wright. Man have we come a long way.

mknutso · 2012-09-20T18:29:49+00:00

And if you look out the right side you will see AHHHHHHH!!!

RangerGeet · 2012-09-20T18:34:41+00:00

this just buzzed over my office like 10 minutes ago... it's amazing how low it was flying, they said they would be coming over Tucson at about 1500 feet... incredible.

theGstandsforGabriel · 2012-09-20T18:45:42+00:00

This just flew past me about fifteen minutes ago.

JefftheFuckingAwesom · 2012-09-20T19:11:23+00:00

MUH NIGGA OBAMA KILT DAT FLYIN SHIP!!!!

JackTheKing · 2012-09-20T19:14:55+00:00

Always reminds me of this: http://cellar.org/2009/piggyback.jpg

Sniper1154 · 2012-09-20T19:16:56+00:00

Giggity

theadguy · 2012-09-20T19:19:04+00:00

Why does everyone say they saw this "this morning" (Sept 20), and yet the press release in the comments says it will happen on the morning of Sept 21?

Are we doing the time warp again?

sideberns · 2012-09-20T20:50:01+00:00

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title	comnts	points	age	/r/
Picture of a 747 carrying Space Shuttle Endeavour, taken from the passenger window of a C9 Pathfinder [x-post from r/spaceporn]	1^com	-2^pts	4^hrs	pics
some flies fucking by the window	16^coms	93^pts	5^hrs	funny
picture of a 747 carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour taken from the passenger window of a C9 Pathfinder [1280×960]	72^coms	1528^pts	7^hrs	spaceporn
picture of a 747 carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour taken from the passenger window of a C9 Pathfinder	6^coms	-1^pt	7^hrs	WTF
picture of a 747 carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour taken from the passenger window of a C9 Pathfinder	1^com	4^pts	7^hrs	pics

source: karmadecay

Dummies102 · 2012-09-20T21:02:05+00:00

but who was plane?

sirsurg · 2012-09-20T21:34:24+00:00

If you stay around kids you soon shall see superman

Einstine1984 · 2012-09-20T22:06:44+00:00

I think this shuttle should have been castrated while it was still a baby plane

http://i.qkme.me/3r02ve.jpg

dglaw · 2012-09-20T23:11:51+00:00

we have a winner for the best picture of this event

vinvin618 · 2012-09-20T23:34:22+00:00

I have the nerdiest boner right now.

Loathe · 2012-09-21T03:08:38+00:00

Why do they have to go through all the trouble of putting the shuttle on top of another plane? Can't the shuttle fly to its destination by itself?

davesidious · 2012-09-20T16:03:29+00:00

That's actually just the orbiter, not the entire space shuttle.

mnms163 · 2012-09-20T10:38:45+00:00

The towers would never allow planes that close together

PA27Pilot · 2012-09-20T14:56:49+00:00

If you were going to go through that much trouble to take picture.. You'd think you would have taken a minute to clean the window you're going to take the picture out of.

mangrovejackson · 2012-09-20T12:38:24+00:00

SPESHHUTLE ENDEVURRRRR.

mozom · 2012-09-20T16:13:29+00:00

months old. gtfo

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