Category:N905NA (aircraft)

**NASA 905**
	NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
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Instance of	Boeing 747-100; Shuttle Carrier Aircraft; exhibit;
Part of	Space Center Houston (2016–);
Country of origin	United States of America;
Operator	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1974–2012);
Manufacturer	Boeing;
Aircraft registration	N905NA (1974–);
First flight	15 October 1970;
Service entry	January 1977;
Service retirement	December 2012;
Significant event	construction (1970); maiden flight (1970); delivery (American Airlines, 1970); service entry (1970); acquisition (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974); modification (Boeing Everett Factory, Boeing, Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, 1976–1976); service entry (1977); service retirement (2012); exhibition (Space Center Houston, 2016–);
Powered by	JT9D-7J (4, 1986–);
Mass	322,050 kg (maximum takeoff weight);
Length	70.67 m;
Height	19.33 m;
Speed	360 kn (7,925 m, maximum speed);
Wingspan	59.64 m;
Duration	11,018 h (flight hours);
Maximum capacity	2 human (aircraft pilot); 2 human (flight engineer);
	29° 33′ 07.39″ N, 95° 05′ 50.04″ W
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Aircraft type: Boeing 747-123
First flight: 15 October 1970
Delivery: 29 October 1970 to American Airlines as N9668; 18 July 1974 to NASA as N905NA
Serial No: 20107
Line No: 86
Engines: Original: 4 × Pratt & Whitney JT95-3A; as SCA: 4 × Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7J
Note: Converted to Shuttle Carrier Aircraft beginning in 1976. Withdrawn from use in October 2013. Displayed with shuttle mock-up Independence at Space Center Houston.
References: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=905NA, https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/18-february-1977/, https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-20107.htm

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Media in category "N905NA (aircraft)"

The following 176 files are in this category, out of 176 total.

1990 s35 ferry flight.jpg 2,990 × 2,150; 946 KB
Phantom Ray UCAV on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.jpg 700 × 400; 66 KB
Discovery Atop 747 Over The Mojave (6915859584).jpg 612 × 612; 78 KB
428-GX-KN-26219 (25726537321).jpg 2,249 × 1,734; 677 KB
A specially-prepared NASA 747 aircraft carrying the space shuttle ENTERPRISE takes off after a stopover at the air station - DPLA - e1b756442f2649cd8717575c4a4cb2b3.jpeg 2,840 × 1,890; 1.76 MB
Atlantis being flown back to KSC after refurbishment, 1998.jpg 2,998 × 2,402; 2.9 MB
Atlantis on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 2.jpg 3,030 × 2,179; 634 KB
Atlantis on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.jpg 3,030 × 2,360; 4.77 MB
B 747 overflight with Space Shuttle Endeavour.jpg 2,275 × 1,529; 1.33 MB
B 747 SCA airplane with Columbia on board before touchdown at KSC.jpg 2,314 × 1,852; 857 KB
B747 with Space Shuttle on it from above.jpg 3,000 × 2,399; 3.57 MB
Barksdale-shuttle-discovery.jpg 3,000 × 1,652; 1,006 KB
Boeing 747 performing wing vortex trials 2.jpg 3,030 × 2,355; 7.7 MB
Boeing 747 performing wing vortex trials 3.jpg 2,000 × 1,586; 262 KB
Boeing 747 SCA Discovery.JPG 3,000 × 2,298; 1.87 MB
Boeing 747 SCA Endeavour 2012.JPG 2,100 × 1,500; 2.7 MB
Boeing 747 spiral staircase.jpg 901 × 649; 200 KB
Boeing 747 vortex study - ECN-4245.jpg 2,000 × 1,586; 495 KB
Boeing 747-123(SCA), NASA AN1281658.jpg 1,024 × 678; 263 KB
Boeing 747-123(SCA), NASA AN1281660.jpg 1,024 × 678; 313 KB
Challenger Ferry Flight Flyover of Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.jpg 3,000 × 3,000; 9 MB
Challenger returns to KSC with Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.jpg 732 × 580; 86 KB
Cockpit of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 (KSC-2012-2185).jpg 3,000 × 2,008; 1.12 MB
Cockpit of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 (KSC-2012-2186).jpg 3,000 × 2,006; 1.36 MB
Columbia prepares for transport to Palmdale, California on SCA N905NA (KSC-99PP-1139).jpg 2,670 × 1,747; 989 KB
Columbia shortly after separation from B 747 SCA.jpg 2,314 × 1,836; 1.13 MB
Dawn Shots of shuttle and 747 in Mate-Demate Device (MDD) - NARA - 12042789.jpg 2,500 × 2,472; 977 KB
Dawn Shots of shuttle and 747 in Mate-Demate Device (MDD) - NARA - 12042791.jpg 2,500 × 2,486; 1.13 MB
Dawn Shots of shuttle and 747 in Mate-Demate Device (MDD) - NARA - 12042793.jpg 2,500 × 2,485; 1.08 MB
Defense.gov News Photo 050819-F-0558K-131.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 1.6 MB
DF-SN-84-04580 A right side view of the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise and its specially modified 747 transport aircraft at the Koln-Bonn Airport.jpeg 2,810 × 1,840; 1.7 MB
DF-SN-84-04581 A close-up front view of the space shuttle orbiter Enterprise and its specially modified 747 transport aircraft on display at the airport.jpeg 1,840 × 2,780; 1.38 MB
DF-ST-84-05706 Spectators observe the arrival of the Space Shuttle Enterprise and its modified 747 transport aircraft at the Koln-Bonn Airport..jpeg 2,860 × 1,860; 1.99 MB
Discovery (235).jpg 4,752 × 3,168; 3.21 MB
Discovery - Transport.jpg 6,048 × 4,032; 1.92 MB
Discovery Atop 747 Over The Mojave (EC05-0166-40) DVIDS724327.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 5.83 MB
Discovery over Washington DC April 17 2012 National Mall last pass.jpg 4,357 × 3,112; 5.21 MB
Dusk and dawn shots of the shuttle and 747 in Mate-Demate Device (MDD) - NARA - 12042785.jpg 2,500 × 2,520; 1.42 MB
Dusk and dawn shots of the shuttle and 747 in Mate-Demate Device (MDD) - NARA - 12042787.jpg 2,500 × 2,472; 1.3 MB
Edw-nasa-747-041103-01.jpg 2,560 × 1,920; 1.27 MB
EllingtonChallengerOV99S82-33282.jpg 676 × 573; 227 KB
Endeavour (8010223914) (2).jpg 1,791 × 1,194; 1.07 MB
Endeavour (8010232496) (2).jpg 1,771 × 1,181; 1.11 MB
Endeavour and 747.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 5.26 MB
Endeavour Begins Ferry Flight to LA VUmeKMJn Uc.webm 1 min 40 s, 1,280 × 720; 24.66 MB
Endeavour Mated to SCA Time-Lapse nDywZ-nhIb4.webm 3 min 5 s, 1,280 × 720; 55.95 MB
Endeavour on Runway with Columbia on SCA Overhead - GPN-2000-000160.jpg 5,092 × 3,953; 16.26 MB
Endeavour on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - GPN-2000-001878.jpg 3,000 × 2,048; 2.66 MB
Endeavour Over Belmont Pier (8010228093) (2).jpg 4,232 × 2,821; 5.95 MB
Endeavour Over Queen Mary (8010231502) (2).jpg 4,708 × 3,138; 7.89 MB
Endeavour with Columbia Ferry Flyby - GPN-2000-001996.jpg 5,092 × 3,977; 13.17 MB
Enterprise and 747 @Mate-Demate Device (MDD) (Looking SW) - NARA - 12042751.jpg 2,500 × 1,944; 1.43 MB
Enterprise and SCA arrive at Kennedy Space Center (KSC-79PC-0137).jpg 2,228 × 1,760; 520 KB
Enterprise and SCA demating.jpg 12,286 × 3,513; 6.86 MB
Enterprise gross.jpg 564 × 410; 38 KB
Enterprise koeln-bonn 1.jpg 1,864 × 1,200; 352 KB
Enterprise lands at Stansted in 1983 - geograph.org.uk - 876485.jpg 640 × 361; 55 KB
Enterprise on plane.jpg 2,000 × 1,562; 184 KB
Enterprise-Boeing 747.jpg 3,000 × 2,352; 5.09 MB
Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - The space shuttle Discovery makes its final flight..jpg 3,000 × 1,993; 3.21 MB
Köln-Wahn (Enterprise).jpg 2,520 × 1,680; 1.91 MB
Mate and departure - NARA - 12042823.jpg 2,500 × 2,486; 1.74 MB
Mate demate 125834main 1919-m.jpg 1,993 × 3,000; 517 KB
Mate demate EC96-43493-7.jpg 3,030 × 1,805; 3.37 MB
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N905NA 1 B747-123 - Space Shuttle NASA STN 15JUN83 (6505940539).jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 148 KB
N905NA 2 B747-123 - Space Shuttle NASA STN 15JUN83 (6505932313).jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 113 KB
N905NA AND ENTERPRISE (16099877758).jpg 3,117 × 2,082; 2.6 MB
N905NA AND ENTERPRISE (16100555940).jpg 2,990 × 1,995; 2.88 MB
N905NA NASA AND ENTERPRISE (16107482277).jpg 2,662 × 1,772; 1.66 MB
NASA Boeing 747 + Space Shuttle Enterprise Haafke-1.jpg 1,024 × 668; 324 KB
NASA Boeing 747-123(SCA); N905NA, September 1981 DVV (5288635780).jpg 2,779 × 1,881; 635 KB
NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - N905NA (8014615359).jpg 1,600 × 983; 293 KB
NASA Shuttle Transport.jpg 2,100 × 1,396; 424 KB
NASA Transports Space Shuttle Enterprise to New York.ogv 7 min 17 s, 1,280 × 720; 69.71 MB
NASA's Endeavour lands at Fort Bliss 120920-A-ZF401-001.jpg 2,532 × 1,596; 1.36 MB
NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 911 (front) and 905 (rear) - ED11-0237-24.jpg 3,024 × 2,016; 2.59 MB
OV-101 first flight.jpg 3,030 × 2,069; 4.11 MB
OV-101-CaptiveFlights.jpg 3,000 × 2,394; 4.63 MB
Photo dédicacée par Jim Beggs.jpg 1,280 × 1,017; 237 KB
Pilot greets future hopeful astronauts 120920-A-KJ276-008.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 5.15 MB
Return of the space shuttle Discovery at the SLF after STS-31.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 1.39 MB
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SCA 905 and Enterprise-01.jpg 2,949 × 1,956; 4.34 MB
SCA 905 and Enterprise-02.jpg 2,936 × 1,951; 4.64 MB
SCA 905 final takeoff from Edwards AFB (ED12-0340-06).jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 5.43 MB
SCA and Discovery after return to flight, 2005.jpg 3,000 × 2,396; 6.02 MB
SCA and Discovery being towed after STS-31.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 1.27 MB
SCA and Endeavour escorted by FA-18, on approach to LAX (ED12-0317-60).jpg 5,000 × 3,750; 9.82 MB
SCA Enterprise NB Pier 62 jeh.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.61 MB
SCA Enterprise SB Pier 62 jeh.jpg 797 × 598; 51 KB
SCA with Endeavour fly over high desert of Southern California.jpg 2,135 × 1,601; 1.47 MB
SCA with Endeavour lands at Edwards Air Force Base (ED12-0316-04).jpg 5,852 × 3,902; 13.18 MB
Shutlle carrier.jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 649 KB
Shuttle Atlantis at Davis Monthan AFB.jpg 1,024 × 640; 127 KB
Shuttle Atlantis heads home on a modified 747 (2007-07-01).jpg 3,000 × 2,395; 2.76 MB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - Silhouettes.jpg 3,164 × 2,109; 1.76 MB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 awaits mating with Shuttle Discovery (KSC-2012-2188).jpg 3,000 × 2,008; 991 KB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Endeavour.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 1.42 MB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft crew in front of SCA and Columbia.jpg 3,030 × 2,368; 8 MB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft crew in front of SCA and Enterprise.jpg 1,041 × 833; 154 KB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft DVIDS762473.jpg 3,000 × 1,993; 374 KB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft interior bulkhead.jpg 2,560 × 1,920; 1.37 MB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA at Space Center Houston.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 2.73 MB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft passenger section.jpg 2,256 × 1,692; 1.04 MB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft planform.jpg 1,536 × 2,366; 546 KB
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft transporting Discovery departs Kennedy Space Center.jpg 1,500 × 1,000; 343 KB
Shuttle Columbia on NASA 905 in 1979.jpg 1,600 × 1,248; 1.11 MB
Shuttle Discovery flyby at Dulles.jpg 4,752 × 3,168; 4.32 MB
Shuttle Discovery last flyby at Dulles 2.jpg 4,752 × 3,168; 4.93 MB
Shuttle Discovery last flyby at Dulles.jpg 4,752 × 3,168; 3.51 MB
Shuttle Enterprise at Ellington Airfield 1978 1.jpg 878 × 690; 66 KB
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Shuttle Enterprise Flight to New York (201204270023HQ).jpg 3,245 × 2,291; 2.23 MB
Shuttle Redstone Army Airfield.jpg 988 × 800; 130 KB
ShuttleLandingFacilityMateDemate.jpg 1,050 × 700; 182 KB
Space Shuttle Atlantis2.jpg 2,153 × 1,008; 426 KB
Space Shuttle Comes to Los Angeles (8013677489).jpg 1,200 × 802; 559 KB
Space Shuttle Discovery and Carrier 747 at Vandenberg Air Force Base.png 3,096 × 2,095; 9.99 MB
Space Shuttle Discovery and SCA over Vandenberg AFB SLC-6 - DF-SC-85-09923.jpg 2,993 × 2,336; 1.5 MB
Space Shuttle Discovery Catches a Ride by Lori Losey NASA, August 19, 2005 (NASA).jpg 3,000 × 2,382; 2.06 MB
Space Shuttle Discovery landing approach at Dulles.jpg 4,752 × 3,168; 3.75 MB
Space Shuttle Discovery landing at Dulles.jpg 4,752 × 3,168; 4.71 MB
Space Shuttle Discovery on Plane.jpg 4,145 × 2,758; 1.59 MB
Space Shuttle Discovery taxiing at Dulles.jpg 4,736 × 1,090; 1.1 MB
Space Shuttle Discovery touchdown at Dulles.jpg 4,056 × 2,772; 3.13 MB
Space Shuttle Endeavour and carrier plane flying over Golden Gate Bridge.jpg 6,066 × 4,048; 3.79 MB
Space Shuttle Endeavour ferried by Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - Fly-by over downtown Los Angeles - 21 Sept. 2012.jpg 3,642 × 2,034; 3.89 MB
Space shuttle Endeavour flies over Sacramento District headquarters (8010147477).jpg 1,280 × 720; 369 KB
Space shuttle Endeavour flies over Sacramento District headquarters (8010409775).jpg 1,393 × 995; 370 KB
Space shuttle Endeavour flies over Sacramento District headquarters (8010416404).jpg 2,806 × 2,005; 1.28 MB
Space Shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles (8028641481).jpg 1,200 × 1,017; 692 KB
Space Shuttle Endeavour Landing.JPG 1,070 × 714; 143 KB
Space Shuttle Endeavour Over Houston, Texas.jpg 3,868 × 2,458; 3.74 MB
Space Shuttle Endeavour over Los Angeles (8017416067).jpg 1,200 × 803; 513 KB
Space Shuttle Endeavour over Moffett Field.jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 4.16 MB
Space Shuttle Enterprise Cologne.jpg 856 × 492; 166 KB
Space Shuttle Enterprise Lifted atop NASA 747 in Mobile, AL.jpg 498 × 469; 35 KB
Space shuttle Enterprise piggy-backed on a Boeing 747.jpg 1,385 × 1,039; 791 KB
SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE SALON DU BOURGET 1983 (16134680169).jpg 2,752 × 1,833; 2.71 MB
Space Shuttle Enterprise..JPG 5,184 × 3,456; 5 MB
Space shuttle lands at Fort Bliss 120920-A-GA823-001.jpg 3,026 × 2,009; 2.49 MB
Space shuttle lands at Fort Bliss 120920-A-KJ276-003.jpg 4,288 × 1,572; 3.26 MB
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Space shuttle takes off to California 120920-A-GA823-003.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 1.11 MB
Space shuttle takes off to California 120920-A-GA823-005.jpg 2,863 × 1,899; 2.65 MB
Space Shuttle Transit.jpg 2,268 × 1,520; 1.1 MB
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STS Challenger on 747 SCA.jpg 3,000 × 2,371; 3.8 MB
STS-32 Return to KSC - GPN-2000-000677.jpg 3,000 × 2,400; 5.99 MB
STS-76 - Being Prepared for Delivery to Kennedy Space Center via SCA 747 Aircraft DVIDS708122.jpg 2,000 × 1,587; 875 KB
STS117DemateCloseup.jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 639 KB
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STS117ShuttleSCACloseup.jpg 3,000 × 2,008; 532 KB
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The SS Enterprise landing at John F Kennedy Airport.jpg 4,320 × 2,880; 2.95 MB
Visitors walk out onto the flight line to inspect the space shuttle Enterprise mounted on top of a specially-prepared NASA 747 aircraft - DPLA - d4fa5ffb2934bc2bf52507bdaed0e032.jpeg 3,000 × 2,400; 2.18 MB
WSSH SCA.jpg 330 × 241; 15 KB

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