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NASA's Last Space Shuttle Takes Off To Its Retirement Home
saltydog #27838 09/19/12 08:16 AM
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Endeavour is on her way home to the WhitneyZone! Last flight of the last shuttle.

Details at CNN.

"On Thursday, Endeavour is scheduled to fly over the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico on its way to Edwards Air Force Base outside Los Angeles.

On Friday, Endeavour is slated to embark on a tour of Northern California, dipping over NASA's Ames Research Center, Sacramento and San Francisco before heading back to Los Angeles, where it will become an exhibit at the California Science Center.
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A tentative flyover of JPL Friday morning, Sept. 21, will highlight the final journey of space shuttle Endeavour, as it is flown from Florida to Los Angeles atop a 747 aircraft en route to its final home at the California Science Center.

Due to weather and other factors affecting the shuttle's ferry flight, NASA has not announced exact times for flyovers in Southern California. However, on Wednesday the agency said that "any time after 10:30 a.m. on Friday," Southern Californians could watch for flyovers at landmarks including JPL, downtown Los Angeles, Disneyland, the Getty Center, Griffith Observatory and Los Angeles International Airport. The shuttle and 747 are expected to land at LAX at about 11 a.m. Friday.

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Alan K, any chance you can get a photo of the flyover?

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Originally Posted By: Steve C
Alan K, any chance you can get a photo of the flyover?

I'm hoping to give it a shot.

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AlanK #27860 09/20/12 08:08 AM
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Latest news from NASA.

"Arrival at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force Base is scheduled for approximately noon PDT. NASA Television will air live coverage of today's landing at Edwards Air Force Base and tomorrow's sunrise departure. NASA TV is available on the Web at http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html"

Flightaware doesn't seem to track live - try NASA906 for the flight number. 906 is actually the Talon T38 escort.

Edit: Arrival at Dryden is 12:20 - 1:00 today. See NASA TV.


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Endeavour Ferry Flight Given 'Go' for California Flyover
Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:54:26 AM PDT

NASA Managers have given a "go" for the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, carrying space shuttle Endeavour, to depart Edwards Air Force Base and begin a four-and-a-half hour flyover of northern California and the Los Angeles basin.

Weather is forecast to be clear for the entire flight.

NASA Television will air live coverage of the departure at 8 a.m. PDT. Takeoff is planned for 8:15 a.m.

The SCA and Endeavour will salute NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and the Edwards Air Force Base area after takeoff with a low flyby northbound to Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area. Any time after 9:30 a.m. PDT, watch for Endeavour from viewing locations that include the Bay Area Discovery Museum, Chabot Space and Science Center, the California State Capitol, Exploratorium, Lawrence Hall of Science and Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Next the aircraft will travel south, making a pass over NASA's Ames Research Center and Vandenberg Air Force Base before heading into the Los Angeles area. Any time after 11:30 a.m., watch for flyovers of Endeavour passing regional landmarks such as its future home at the California Science Center, Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, Disneyland, The Getty Center, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles City Hall, the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, Malibu Beach, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, the Queen Mary, Universal Studios and Venice Beach, among others.

Finally, the SCA and Endeavour will land about 12:45 p.m., at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for an arrival ceremony before Endeavour is taken off the 747. The orbiter will be transported to the California Science Center next month.

The exact timing and path of the ferry flight will depend on weather conditions and operational constraints. Some planned flyovers or stopovers could be delayed or canceled.

Social media users are encouraged to share their Endeavour sightings using the hashtags #spottheshuttle and #OV105, Endeavour's vehicle designation.


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wagga #27908 09/21/12 03:38 PM
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I was driving in Burbank, when I saw it circling the city.

UNBELIEVABLY H U G E

Really cool.

All sorts of people were on the street to see, cars pulling over (like me) to watch.

Quite something.

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Ken #27909 09/21/12 03:46 PM
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JPL today (maybe I should have brought a better camera, but 'tis a poor craftsman that blames his tools).




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And so it came to pass that a small mountaineering forum became the best source on the Internet for original Shuttle shots.


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wagga #27919 09/21/12 10:40 PM
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> And so it came to pass that a small mountaineering forum became the best source on the Internet for original Shuttle shots.

Not to mention SierraNevada's picture and video posted in the other forum:   Space Shuttle Flyover

Originally Posted By: SierraNevada
Watched the last flight from my rooftop on its way to an LA museum.




And his video:

Endeavor Forever
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Perfect photo by a coworker from the 14-story rooftop of the CA Resources Building. Endeavour forever...Godspeed


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SierraNevada #27932 09/22/12 01:21 PM
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The story from The Reg.

"As one watcher was heard to tell his wife over his mobile phone, "Honey, I just said goodbye to an American icon." "

Do read the comments.


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wagga #28203 10/01/12 06:59 PM
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Found on Jalopnik.



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Since you like space stuff so much you might like the movie "The Dish" about the Apollo 11 Mission. This movie was made in Australia.


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lynn-a-roo #28445 10/12/12 04:35 AM
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Today (and tomorrow) is Moving Day.



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Originally Posted By: lynn-a-roo
Wagga

Since you like space stuff so much you might like the movie "The Dish" about the Apollo 11 Mission. This movie was made in Australia.

Here is the link to imdb.


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Re: Endeavor Forever
wagga #28494 10/13/12 05:45 PM
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Watched some Endeavour progress today - a Mach 25 craft moving at 2 mph - at best.

lynn-a-roo: If you liked "The Dish", I'm sure you will love "Red Dog".


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I LOVED ' [u]The Dish '[/u] ..I saw it on a flight....BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER WATCHED ON AN AIRPLANE. I had never heard of the movie before...I had never seen it advertised on TV or seen it playing at any theater near my home. I think it would be a safe bet that one of the pilots liked this movie and had it played for the passengers. I have been searching for this movie for the longest time and just found it this week. It is now OUT OF PRINT. I read that this movie was a huge hit in Australia in 2000. It's a good movie for the whole family too see if I remember correctly...I don't recall there being any sex...violence ..or foul language. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE. TWO HIKING POLES POINTED UP TOWARDS THE SUMMIT OF MT. WHITNEY!



Hey Steve C. ..... can you add a TWO HIKING POLES UP graphic to the happy face symbol section?






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