But the Super Guppy proved them wrong. On September 19, 1962, the bizarre new aircraft took to the skies near Los Angeles. ... This was usually a laborious journey via the Panama Canal, ...

NASA's Super Guppy, a specialized aircraft with a unique hinged nose, on display at Boeing Plaza at EAA AirVenture 2023, July 25, 2023. (WLUK/Lexi Schroeder) ...

On July 20, 1969, the first human being set foot on the moon. It never would have happened without the assistance of NASA’s Super Guppy. The turboprop-powered aircraft was designed in the 1960s ...

Summary: The Aero Spacelines Guppy, an oddly-shaped cargo plane, played a crucial role in the Space Race by transporting rocket parts across the United States, significantly reducing shipment times.

But they were gonna ship it through the Panama Canal. It took 30 days, and the Guppy could fly down in two days. - For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the Moon, and to the planets ...

NASA's Super Guppy, a specialized aircraft with a unique hinged nose, on display in Boeing Plaza at EAA AirVenture 2023, July 25, 2023. (WLUK/Lexi Schroeder) ...

The 1961 Guppy plane, referred to as the "Pregnant Guppy," was a design conceived by former U.S. Air Force pilot Jack Conroy. It was essentially a modification of the Boeing Model 377.

As NASA’s original Super Guppy aged, NASA bought a newer one in 1997 from Airbus, which had built two Super Guppy aircraft after obtaining the manufacturing rights from Aero Spacelines.