Space Shuttle Endeavour to Make Historic Final Ferry Flight

[Luke Chittock]

http://www1.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/NewsReleases/2012/M12-173hq.html

[Andi O]

There are some fantastic photos of this journey floating around out there in cyberspace. My fav is a flyby of LAX with 2 NASA F-18's as escorts.
Haven't got permission to use these photos so I haven't put them up.
Look up "Speedbird HD" on Facebook and I'm sure you find them.

[Mike Scott]

Attached is the pic taken at our maintenance Hangar at LAX. Text below is from internal daily newsletter


In partnership with the California Science Center (CSC) and Los Angeles World Airports, we treated aerospace aficionados and science lovers at LAX to an awesome sight on Friday, as space shuttle Endeavour landed at the airport on the back of the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and taxied to a United hangar.

It was the final flight for both vehicles. Endeavour will spend a few weeks in our hangar undergoing preparations for transport through Inglewood and Los Angeles on its way to its permanent home at the CSC. The CSC shuttle exhibit opens on Oct. 30.

Endeavour landed at LAX after conducting flyovers at about 1,500 feet above locations along its flight path that are significant in the history of space flight, including Houston, NASA's Johnson Space Center, Edwards Air Force Base in California, NASA's Ames Research Center, Sacramento and San Francisco. As with former shuttle deliveries to other space museums, co-workers, customers and members of the public cheered it on its way.

"We are extraordinarily proud to partner with the California Science Center by housing such a significant vehicle in the history of space flight as NASA completes its decommissioning work," said Tech Ops Managing Director Don Wright. "The role we play in its final journey to the CSC carries on the proud tradition at United of inspiring future generations to achieve their dreams of flight.


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