Shuttle carrier being reassembled at Space Center Houston

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Crews at Space Center Houston have begun reassembly of a modified jumbo jet that transported shuttles piggyback to Florida following flights.

Space Center Houston officials on Monday announced visitors can watch live streaming video of the old Boeing 747 NASA transporter being put back together.

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, reached its new home on April 30 after a slow-moving highway trip - in big pieces - from Houston's Ellington Field. Now the jumbo jet is being restored to its previous flight look.

Exhibits manager Paul Spana says Space Center Houston officials are excited to share the historic process online.

"This is the first time that a Boeing 747 has been reassembled in the open air," said Spana. "We are really excited to share this historic process with our online guests and we look forward to opening this world-class exhibit in 2015."

The jet will be topped with the replica of the shuttle Independence. Visitors will then have access to the interior of the 747 and the Independence, making the resulting eight-story-tall attraction the only publicly accessible shuttle experience in the world.

The site is expected to open in 2015.

Click here to view the live stream of the 747 assembly.

The AP contributed to this story.