HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The two-day trip for the jumbo jet that gave piggy back rides to some of NASA's space shuttles came to an end this morning. It was a slow-going journey but the 747 is finally at its ...

EDWARDS, Calif. – A week after landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is about to make its cross-country journey back to Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Mounted on a ...

As the space shuttle fades into the sunset, NASA’s Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier is looking for a new job. Here’s the first time it has been used for carrying an aircraft other than NASA’s orbiter: The ...

Space shuttle Enterprise, riding on the back of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, lands at JFK International Airport, Friday, April 27, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) April 27, 2012 ...

This cover shows NASA's Boeing 747 carrying the shuttle Enterprise as it touches down at Le Bourget Airport to terminate its Paris Air Show flight demonstration. The combination was flown by NASA ...