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 external fuel tank for the last scheduled space shuttle flight is transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building, back left, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The tank is designated for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, scheduled to launch in Feb., 2011.(AP Photo/John Raoux)
Posted: 13th, October 2012 | In: Technology Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
