The Super Guppy

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Time
22 minutes
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Time
34 minutes
Materials needed
A calculator
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Time
35 minutes
Materials needed
A calculator
Start the lessonPrint the worksheetTeacher guide
Sources
  1. NASA Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations Division, approved by division chief Raymond G. Heineman, Super Guppy Transport User’s Guide, AOD 33973 Rev C, May 2023
  2. NASA Johnson Space Center Aircraft Operations Division, Super Guppy Oversize Cargo Transport, NASA web page
  3. John A. Bakalyar, NASA Johnson Space Center, NASA Technical Reports Server, 2018 presentation
  4. NASA, NASA, 2016 and Orion Fun Facts
  5. NASA, SLS Orion stage adapter and media advisory, 2018
  6. Corinne Edmiston, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA, 2022
  7. NASA, SLS core stage, NASA reference page
  8. NASA, NASA’s Pegasus Barge, NASA web page
  9. NASA, NASA, 2019 and the flight back, 2020
  10. NASA, Solid rocket booster fact sheet and NASA, 2020
  11. Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Questions and Answers About Vehicle Size and Weight
  12. More NASA articles on Super Guppy deliveries: Orion pressure vessel, 2016, composite test structure to Langley, 2014 and Orion transport fixture fit check, 2019
  13. For classes that want the physics of flight, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Four Forces on an Airplane
  14. ABET, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2026-2027, Criterion 3
  15. Word origins from Dictionary.com: aeronautics, aero-, nautical, -ics, astronaut, Argonaut, aerobic, aerosol, nautical mile, aerophone, nausea, cosmonaut, fuselage, turboprop
  16. Instagram original, posted March 2, 2026, not linked because Instagram needs a login