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 Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft as it passes over downtown Los Angeles on Friday Sept. 21,2012. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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