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Shuttle Endeavour Hoisted Off Jumbo Jet for Road Trip to L.A. Museum
Space.com ^
| September 22, 2012
| Robert Z. Pearlman
Posted on 09/22/2012 2:18:21 PM PDT by EveningStar
LOS ANGELES — Space shuttle Endeavour, now a permanent resident of the state of California, has traded its winged chariot for a set of custom wheels.
Early on Saturday (Sept. 22), the shuttle was hoisted by cranes off the modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet that flew it to a landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) the day before.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: endeavour; losangeles; losangelesmuseum; spaceshuttle
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To: EveningStar
Endeavor seen roughly overhead of Glendale High to Eagle Rock Plaza, headed east roughly between the 134 and Colorado Boulevard. Range: 3-5 miles
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:18:13 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Imagine how bad these global protests would be, if Obama hadn't won us so many new friends.)
To: dragnet2
cool pic, that flyover as it comes in for a landing
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:19:52 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: DoughtyOne
The Space Shuttle Endeavour conducts a flyover on the back of a 747 before making its final touchdown at the Los Angeles International Airport, September 21, 2012. Endeavour will be moved to its permanent home at the California Science Center mid-October.
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:20:24 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Looks simple enough!
To: EveningStar
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:23:18 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: Cementjungle
Endeavour over the Golden Gate.
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:27:37 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
The space shuttle and the golden gate bridge. They both used to be a part of America.
To: dragnet2
Wish I had been shooting from the sun side of the flight.
Just beautiful Dragnet2. Thanks for the post.
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:30:13 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Imagine how bad these global protests would be, if Obama hadn't won us so many new friends.)
To: DoughtyOne
Nice, better than anything that actually shows the Hollyweird sign
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:36:37 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Endeavour over Venice Beach California
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:38:14 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Replanting and carring for your new trees in Southern California that were either removed or replanted to make way for the shuttle Endeavor.
I believe this is the subject that was being discussed?
When you have to transplant a tree, there is added cost to care and feed the tree. Or are the Southern California tree huggers just going to let the under brush grow up around them?
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:38:50 PM PDT
by
eartick
(Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
To: GeronL
Endeavour over Griffith Park Observatory
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:43:40 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: eartick
Replanting and carring for your new trees in Southern California that were either removed or replanted to make way for the shuttle Endeavor. I believe this is the subject that was being discussed?
California Science Center where the Endeavour will have its new home has pledged to replant with many more trees, as well as provide an arborist to give them a good start for the first couple of years
BTW, the title of the thread is "Shuttle Endeavour Hoisted Off Jumbo Jet for Road Trip to L.A. Museum"
It was certainly not about the trees which will be replaced.
Seems a bit odd seeing all these tree huggers appear...
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:50:43 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
09/22/2012 3:58:50 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: dragnet2; KevinDavis; SunkenCiv
They did not need that telescope today
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posted on
09/22/2012 4:01:45 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
To: dragnet2
Those are some neat pictures. Did you see it yourself?
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Absolutely. I would not have missed this for anything.
Bitter sweet, as I rather see it launching into orbit. But knowing it was being retired, never to be in the air again, I made sure I saw it.
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posted on
09/22/2012 4:15:42 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: South40
My husband is in an air show in Salinas today and he saw this flyover their area.
Must be very cool to have seen.
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posted on
09/22/2012 4:18:31 PM PDT
by
Aria
( 2008 wasn't an election - it was a coup d'etat.)
To: GeronL
The observatory grounds were packed too.
When it's transported though the streets to the California Science Center, I've heard there will be 300+ thousand on hand to watch this. I know I'll be there.
Lots of Aerospace interest here.
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posted on
09/22/2012 4:22:40 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: EveningStar
And Houston gets a wood replica of the shuttle.
That’s what you get for crossing the ONE.
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posted on
09/22/2012 4:25:15 PM PDT
by
Beer30
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