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Why NASA Strapped A Spacecraft To A 747 - Against All Logic

In the mid 1970s, NASA proposed something that looked absurd: save the Shuttle by strapping a spacecraft to a Boeing 747 and flying it home. The Shuttle landed as an engine less glider, often thousands of miles from launch. Roads could not carry it. Only the sky could. But the fix nearly failed. The orbiter blanked the 747’s tail. Stability vanished. Engineers reworked structure and added twin fins, creating the iconic three tailed silhouette. 1977 drops proved it. Then came decades of low, slow, fuel hungry ferry flights under strict weather limits. Crowds watched flyovers. Orbiters toured cities. Audacity became routine. Could anyone build a solution like this today?