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In the background towards the left is the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 747 apparently with a shuttle on its back in transit. This picture was apparently taken in December 2007 according to the metaData. Can someone please confirm whether this is genuine or an editting job? What purpose would NASA have had to take its shuttle on a trip to the other side of the world? Is there record of this with NASA?

It is not a real picture. A NASA 747 with a Shuttle is completely out of scale in this picture (compare it with the 747 in the foreground).