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Endeavour

How to Steal a Space Shuttle

October 6, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter For two days, from October 12 to 13, the shuttle Endeavour will be transported along 12 miles of road on the final leg of its journey to the California Science Center. During that time the orbiter will be the most publicly [...]

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Fly Over California Alongside a Space Shuttle!

September 24, 2012

A view of Endeavour and SCA over California from one of NASA’s F/A-18 chase planes (NASA/DFRC) We’ve shared several videos from Endeavour’s trip to Los Angeles last week, taken by excited spectators along various portions of the flight path, but what was it like for the crews of the two NASA F/A-18 chase planes that [...]

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Shuttle Endeavour Lands for the Final Time at Edwards Air Force Base

September 20, 2012

En route to its final home in Los Angeles, space shuttle Endeavour is taking a victory tour of sorts through the southern part of the US. Yesterday, the shuttle took off from Kennedy Space Center, mounted atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), and landed in Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center in Houston, flying over [...]

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Endeavour Departs Kennedy Forever for California Home

September 20, 2012

Image caption: Endeavour departs Kennedy Space Center forever on Sept 19 on last flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. Credit: Ken Kremer Under cloudy skies at first light, Space Shuttle Endeavour departed NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Wednesday morning, Sept. 19, at about 7:22 a.m. EDT marking the final flight of NASA’s storied [...]

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Endeavour Poised for Final Takeoff on Sept. 19

September 19, 2012

Image caption: Endeavour atop the 747 SCA exits the Mate-Demate Device at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Sept. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer Everyone is hoping that the third time will be the charm to get the final flight of NASA’s three decade long shuttle program underway. See my gallery of shuttle Endeavour [...]

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