Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...
The model was also chosen by NASA to transport the Columbia and Atlantis space shuttles. In recent years, the 747 began to lag behind other models because its four engines are too fuel-demanding ...
Sir Richard Branson's space company, Virgin Orbit, just completed its final developmental test with its Boeing 747-400 jet turned satellite launcher and a fully-fueled "captive carry" rocket ...