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2023-12-20 13:46:51 UTC - HELPFUL
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The dry mass of the shuttle is 75,000Kg. The Max payload of a 747-100 is 76,280kg, however this figure assumes the aircraft has seats/fittings for passengers. Stripped out (as it was) and with the lift provided by the Shuttle's wings it can easily carry the Shuttle. https://www.boeing-747.com/boeing_747_family/747-100.php https://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/268-How-much-did-the-Space-Shuttle-weigh-#:~:text=The%20Space%20Shuttle%20weighed%20165%2C000,weighed%20185%2C000%20pounds%20empty%20each.
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