The Ruslan delivered a satellite for Elon Musk's company to a special U.S.-based NASA airport.
A Ukrainian An-124 Ruslan aircraft has delivered a satellite for Elon Musk's SpaceX from Toulouse, France, to NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility in the United States.
This was reported by the press service of Antonov Airlines on Twitter.
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"We have safely transported our largest satellite to date! From Biagnac airport, Toulouse [Toulouse-Blagnac Airport], France to NASA Shuttle Landing Facility airport, Titusville, USA," it said. "Weighing 55 tonnes the SpaceX satellite was transported on an AN-124 in a specially built container designed by Airbus."
The An-124 Ruslan took off from Blagnac Airport and successfully landed in Titusville, Florida, at the airfield, which before 2011 was used by NASA to send shuttles into space.