Also available on our web site The process of preparing the space shuttle for mating to a space shuttle carrier takes approximately one .\rbr\rbrTimelapse Footage: Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at the MateDemate Device.\rbr\rbrTimelapse video of Space Shuttle Endeavour being hoisted by the MateDemate Device and then lowered on top of the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) .\rbr\rbrVideo courtesy NASA This 69 second movie clip shows an STS-126 time-lapse video of space shuttle Endeavour being lifted and mated atop a NASA 747 .