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Detailed explanation-1: -The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) were two modified Boeing 747s that could carry an orbiter on its back. The original SCA (N905NA) was first flown in 1975, and was used for the ALT and ferrying the orbiter from Edwards AFB to the KSC on all missions prior to 1991.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shuttle History Each space shuttle is named after influential ships of science and exploration. All were built in Palmdale, Calif., by Rockwell International. Enterprise was the first space shuttle, although it never flew in space.

Detailed explanation-3: -A new era in space flight began on April 12, 1981, when Space Shuttle Columbia, or STS-1, soared into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.