Toyota said the truck was not modified or enhanced in any way to accomplish the tow. Toyota's participation towing the space shuttle was in support of an existing partnership between Toyota Motor ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America’s long-haul space truck returned to duty Saturday as the shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit with a 17-ton load of construction material for the International ...

Here’s how it works. The pickup truck that helped to tow a retired space shuttle to its museum display last year is now part of an interactive exhibit designed to demonstrate how to pick up ...

The journey of the space shuttle equipment this week will take ... and each will be transported on its own truck. “They’re big rockets,” said Jeffrey Rudolph, president of the California ...

12) that its Tundra full-size pickup truck is slated to tow Endeavour during its delivery to the California Science Center (CSC), where both the space shuttle and truck are destined for display.

The Space Shuttle's return to Earth was one of the most dangerous parts of its mission. With temperatures exceeding 1650°C and plasma blocking all communications for 12 minutes, the orbiter relied on ...

The shuttle mockup Inspiration ... had an outsized impact on the space program and on Los Angeles history. The idea of a reliable and reusable truck that could haul objects to orbit was around ...

Now, Space Shuttle Endeavour has added one final expedition to its lengthy travel itinerary: a ride on a high-rise–sized crane. The museum began its “Go for Stack” process last July by ...

ST. CLOUD — The space shuttle replica owned by a St. Cloud native touched down here this weekend following a weeklong journey from Florida to Minnesota. The trek took the 25-ton fuselage on ...

there simply isn't as much need for a proverbial "space pickup truck" as the Space Shuttle ultimately became. Photo: Sierra Space The Dream Chaser's more modest payload capacity of 11,000 lbs ...