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The Last Flight Of Space Shuttle Endeavour In All Its Raw Glory
Posted on 4/5/15 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 4/5/15 at 1:07 pm
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Back in 2012, Endeavour took its final ferry flight over the Los Angeles area while mounted to the trusty and highly modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier. No cheesy music soundtrack, no stupid dubstep, no seizure inducing edits, just raw, unadulterated plane porn.
Flanked by a pair of F/A-18 Mission Support Aircraft, the formation passes many area landmarks including the Coliseum, the Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, Disneyland, Dodger Stadium, Universal Studios, downtown Los Angeles, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Malibu coastline and the California Science Center, where Endeavour has been on display in a temporary hangar since late 2012.
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This portion of the final flight was the last leg on the journey from Cape Canaveral in Florida. After several stops across the country, the shuttle made its final landing at Los Angeles International Airport. After that, the retired spacecraft endured a 68 hour journey through a 12 mile stretch of urban LA to its final resting home at the California Science Center. Approximately 1.5 million people lined the city streets to photograph and see the iconic NASA vehicle in the wild for the last time.
NASA Shuttle Endeavour Los Angeles Final Flight
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Posted on 4/5/15 at 1:28 pm to JBeam
How does a plane carry a shuttle like that
Posted on 4/5/15 at 2:09 pm to biglego
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How does a plane carry a shuttle like that
The shuttle is much less in weight than full capacity for a 747. Also, the shuttle is built to be a glider, so its essentially like have another wing on top of a plane.
Posted on 4/5/15 at 2:10 pm to IT_Dawg
Oh. I thought the shuttle was super heavy.
Posted on 4/5/15 at 2:56 pm to JBeam
I have a pic of my plane flying over it on it's last journey. Was awesome to see and really cool of the pilots to make a few passes. I'll post the pic when I get home. Some people on the plane didn't understand that they were looking at a big part of history.
Posted on 4/5/15 at 3:21 pm to Fontainebleau Dr.
pretty awesome videos
Posted on 4/5/15 at 5:49 pm to JBeam
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This post was edited on 4/5/15 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 4/5/15 at 5:52 pm to JBeam
Yet, Houston didn't get one........total bullshite
Posted on 4/5/15 at 6:05 pm to CharlesLSU
quote:Was an explanation ever given on why this happen?
Yet, Houston didn't get one.
Posted on 4/5/15 at 6:08 pm to JBeam
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Was an explanation ever given on why this happen?
because Houston, despite all of its culture wasn't considered a "gateway" into the US for tourism, in other words, politicks
Posted on 4/5/15 at 6:10 pm to JBeam
I actually just walked out of the Endeavor hanger at the CSC
Posted on 4/5/15 at 6:22 pm to jmarto1
That would be framed in my house and office. That's a hell of a thing to see.
Posted on 4/5/15 at 6:23 pm to upgrayedd
I always wanted to see a shuttle launch in person. Just to experience the power. Oh well
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