NASA's Super Guppy delivers Orion space capsule to Ohio
NASA's bulbous Super Guppy lands at Mansfield Lahm Airport, Ohio, with an interesting piece of cargo onboard, November 25, 2019. The aircraft was carrying the Orion space capsule. /VCG Photo

NASA's bulbous Super Guppy lands at Mansfield Lahm Airport, Ohio, with an interesting piece of cargo onboard, November 25, 2019. The aircraft was carrying the Orion space capsule. /VCG Photo

The spacecraft was removed from the aircraft and loaded onto a large flatbed trailer to be transported to NASA's Plum Brook Station for testing. /VCG Photo

The spacecraft was removed from the aircraft and loaded onto a large flatbed trailer to be transported to NASA's Plum Brook Station for testing. /VCG Photo

Aero Spacelines developed the Super Guppy from the C-97J Turbo Stratocruiser back in the 1960s. The last of its kind is now exclusively operated by NASA. /VCG Photo

Aero Spacelines developed the Super Guppy from the C-97J Turbo Stratocruiser back in the 1960s. The last of its kind is now exclusively operated by NASA. /VCG Photo

Powered by four Allison 501-D22C turboprops, the aircraft has a maximum takeoff weight of 77 tonnes. It can lumber along at a stately 463 km/h and has a range of 1,734 nautical miles. /VCG Photo

Powered by four Allison 501-D22C turboprops, the aircraft has a maximum takeoff weight of 77 tonnes. It can lumber along at a stately 463 km/h and has a range of 1,734 nautical miles. /VCG Photo