The aircraft would be able to "piggyback" a spacecraft, similar to the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (however much larger).
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On July 1, 2007 the Space Shuttle Atlantis made a stop at the airport while being piggybacked from Edwards Air Force Base to Florida—one of the few visits by the shuttle to a commercial airport.