Space Shuttle and 747 carrier plane in Mate-Demate Device. Creator: NASA.

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Space Shuttle and 747 carrier plane in Mate-Demate Device. Mate-Demate Device (MDD) at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, USA. The MDD, a special gantry, is used for post-flight servicing of Space Shuttle Orbiters. The MDD lifts the orbiter and places it on special mounts on top of the Boeing 747 fuselage.

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Size: 5417px × 4199px
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Photo credit: © Heritage Space/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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