2019.11.27 12:21 GMT+8

NASA's Super Guppy delivers Orion space capsule to Ohio

Updated 2019.11.27 12:21 GMT+8
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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

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

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