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August 15, 2014

Shuttle replica hoisted in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — Crews used a massive crane Thursday to hoist a replica of a space shuttle to its new home atop a modified jumbo jet at Space Center Houston.

The replica named Independence was eased on top of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, and workers began securing the pair for a new $12 million exhibit at NASA's Johnson Space Center.


 
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