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'Super Guppy' NASA Aircraft Lands at Hanscom
The large cargo plane was transporting a heat shield for a NASA spacecraft, according to a report by WCVB.
Carrying a heat shield that will be used on the next generation of NASA spacecraft, the "Super Guppy" touched down at Hanscom Air Force Base on March 26, according to WCVB-TV.
The heat shield will be used on the NASA Orion spacecraft and was flown into Hanscom in order to be transported to Textron Systems in Wilmington on March 27 where a protective coating will be applied in order to shield astronauts during re-entry, WCVB reports.
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The Super Guppy is used to transport large cargo such as the heat shield, which could not be transported on smaller aircraft, according to WCVB.
The cargo hold of the Super Guppy is 25 feet tall, 25 feet wide and 111 feet long, WCVB reports.
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