Space Shuttle Endeavour – the first and final photos

THE 75-tonne Space Shuttle Endeavour used to travel at 17,500mph. It took eight and a half minutes to reach that speed from zero on its 25 missions into space. It went a tad slower as it passed through Los Angeles on its way to the California Science Centre. Endeavour clocked up 123m miles in space. It never had to deal with LA’s roads:

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The payload bay of space shuttle Endeavour is seen from the flight deck during a media tour at the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Posted: 13th, October 2012 | In: Technology Comment | TrackBack | Permalink