Shuttle Endeavour heading to LA

Rico · August 27, 2012, 08:42:17 AM

Just so those on the west coast get some Shuttle love too, the Shuttle Endeavour will be heading out to La La Land and will land at LAX on Sept. 20th.

Full story:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-082412a.html

turtlesrock · August 28, 2012, 08:03:40 AM

very pretty shot! :D

Rico · September 05, 2012, 08:38:07 AM

Wow - looks like they are cutting down about 400 trees in order to move the shuttle through the streets of LA. Sorry, but is this really necessary?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/sep/05/space-shuttle-endeavour-la-trees?newsfeed=true

billybob476 · September 05, 2012, 08:48:28 AM

Well that's not great. You'd think they'd be able to airlift it into place or something.

Rico · September 05, 2012, 08:50:50 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on September 05, 2012, 08:48:28 AM
Well that's not great. You'd think they'd be able to airlift it into place or something.

I guess it's too heavy to airlift and they can't take it apart or use freeways due to it's size. Well, the lumber yards will be happy. ;)

Bryancd · September 05, 2012, 10:11:30 AM

I saw this on the local news last night. Funny that The Guardian actually gives a toss about trees in California but whatever. Kind of a tempest in a tea pot considering they will replace the trees.

Rico · September 10, 2012, 08:31:21 AM

Now they also have to take down (temporarily) about 50 traffic lights too.

http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/09/10/34204/transportation-crews-remove-traffic-lights-space-s/

billybob476 · September 10, 2012, 09:23:40 AM

Looks like the shuttle needs folding wings!

Feathers · September 11, 2012, 08:51:58 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on September 10, 2012, 09:23:40 AM
Looks like the shuttle needs folding wings!

I'm not sure you'd have found anyone to have flown it if the wings were supposed to fold! I know some jets do, but given the stresses this thing was designed to handle...

Rico · September 20, 2012, 08:48:12 AM

On it's way to LA now.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hTUfgnl1LOZHYMhFi-td7p3h7eYg?docId=CNG.045e093ae4560e6380cfd61b81280fa2.01

Bryancd · September 20, 2012, 09:45:03 AM

And it's doing a low flyover Tuscon but not Phoenix is less then 2 hours! Damn!!! :(

Rico · September 21, 2012, 08:44:51 AM

Some more cool images of the trip out west.

Bromptonboy · September 21, 2012, 10:38:29 AM

Wish I could see this. I hope to see the shuttle on the deck of the Intrepid in December (when we do our traditional family weekend in Manhattan).

Rico · September 26, 2012, 08:42:42 AM

This is pretty cool!

Geekyfanboy · September 26, 2012, 11:10:56 AM

I got to see this right outside my work.. it was pretty incredible.