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NASA’s Super Guppy Will Miss AirVenture Due to Storm Damage

Iconic cargo transport remains grounded for repairs after impact of recent severe weather.

Meg Godlewski
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Edited By: Travis Tingle
In November 2019, NASA's Super Guppy arrived at Mansfield Lahm Airport with the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I aboard. [Credit: NASA/Bridget Caswell]
In November 2019, NASA's Super Guppy arrived at Mansfield Lahm Airport with the Orion spacecraft for Artemis I aboard. [Credit: NASA/Bridget Caswell]
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Key Takeaways:

  • The unique NASA Super Guppy cargo aircraft will not appear at EAA AirVenture due to damage sustained from recent severe weather.
  • The last-of-its-kind Super Guppy, known for transporting oversized loads like Saturn V rocket sections, is currently undergoing repairs.
  • While details of the damage were not disclosed, event organizers expressed hope for the aircraft's quick return to exhibitions.
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There’s sad news for Super Guppy fans. The unique, last-of-its-kind cargo hauler will not be able to appear at EAA AirVenture on July 20-26.

“The NASA Super Guppy was damaged in recent severe weather and will not be able to attend #OSH26,” the EAA said in a social media post. “A crew is working diligently to repair the damage, and we hope to see it back in Oshkosh soon!”

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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