{"id":19729,"date":"2012-06-30T23:16:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T15:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/the-super-guppy-has-landed-scenes-from-the-delivery-of-our-space-shuttle-replica\/"},"modified":"2012-06-30T23:16:39","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T15:16:39","slug":"the-super-guppy-has-landed-scenes-from-the-delivery-of-our-space-shuttle-replica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/the-super-guppy-has-landed-scenes-from-the-delivery-of-our-space-shuttle-replica\/","title":{"rendered":"The Super Guppy has landed: Scenes from the delivery of our Space Shuttle replica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Highlights: Super Guppy lands in Seattle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mR03zhAANjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Updated at bottom with picture of the crew compartment after it was unwrapped.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We (and our kids) had a great time today down at the Museum of Flight, where NASA\u2019s freakishly cool Super Guppy cargo plane delivered the crew compartment of the Full Fuselage Trainer \u2014 the replica Space Shuttle orbiter that will have a permanent home at the museum.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, it did feel almost like an alien landing when that stairway came down.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47026\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-47026\" title=\"johnson\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/johnson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/johnson.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/johnson-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/johnson-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/johnson-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-47026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seattle-born astronaut Greg Johnson talks with Gov. Chris Gregoire after piloting the Super Guppy to Boeing Field on Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After buzzing the Seattle skyline, the Super Guppy touched down at Boeing Field as a big crowd cheered the feat. We watched as the plane\u2019s nose was cracked open on its hinge to reveal the crew compartment in a protective white wrapper. After some expert maneuvering, the crew compartment was delivered across the street to the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery, where it will be joined with the other pieces of the trainer for display.<\/p>\n<p>The Super Guppy was piloted over the city by astronaut Greg Johnson, a Seattle native who maneuvered the giant aircraft through some inclement weather. Speaking with GeekWire after touching down, he called it a \u201cwonderful day\u201d for the museum and a special moment for him.<\/p>\n<p>Alluding to the fact that Seattle lost its bid for a real Space Shuttle, he said, \u201cThe Full Fuselage Trainer is a trainer that every Shuttle astronaut had trained on. You actually can go inside it and see how the astronauts lived. \u2026 It would have been nice to have a shuttle, but you wouldn\u2019t be inside a shuttle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The entire process of landing, maneuvering and unloading took a few hours, but we\u2019ve boiled it down for you to less than five minutes of highlights in the video above.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update, July 1:<\/strong> Here\u2019s the culmination of the event \u2014 the Full Fuselage Trainer crew compartment after it was unwrapped, courtesy Budi Prasetya. See a full gallery of his photos&nbsp;from the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47076 size-full-width\" title=\"spaceshuttle\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/spaceshuttle-e1417574600742-620x349.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/spaceshuttle-e1417574600742-620x349.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/spaceshuttle-e1417574600742-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/spaceshuttle-e1417574600742.jpeg 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><\/p>\n<p>Click any image below to launch our photo gallery.<\/p>\n<style>.fotorama1782803945175 .fotorama__nav--thumbs .fotorama__nav__frame{\npadding:2px;\nheight:64px}\n.fotorama1782803945175 .fotorama__thumb-border{\nheight:60px;\nborder-width:2px;\nmargin-top:2px}<\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6652.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 631.912px; height: 400px; left: 84.0442px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/guppyx.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 400px; height: 400px; left: 200px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6662.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 713.012px; height: 400px; left: 43.4938px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6652.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 101.106px; height: 64px; left: -0.0529226px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6662.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 114.082px; height: 64px; left: -0.0409982px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6664.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 114.082px; height: 64px; left: -0.0409982px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6685.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 114.082px; height: 64px; left: -0.0409982px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6690.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 114.082px; height: 64px; left: -0.0409982px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6693.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 114.082px; height: 64px; left: -0.0409982px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6699.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 114.082px; height: 64px; left: -0.0409982px; top: 0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_6711.jpg\" class=\"fotorama__img\" style=\"width: 114.082px; height: 64px; left: -0.0409982px; top: 0px;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated at bottom with picture of the crew compartment after it was unwrapped. 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