Space Shuttle "Endeavour" On The Streets
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:49 pmI went to Inglewood, CA to see the space shuttle Endeavour. It was well worth losing some sleep to see it!
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Space Shuttle "Endeavour" On The Streets
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:49 pmPosted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:26 pmPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:33 amPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:21 amLA/Cali is one of the few places to get a shuttle that DIDN'T feel like a slight to Houston...
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:45 amThe only one I feel was a slight to Houston was New York. As a relatively new Houstonian, I still feel like this city got totally screwed.
Putting one at the Smithsonian in D.C. makes sense (even if they already had the enterprise test vehicle...). They've got SO much other MAJOR aviation and space stuff that it just makes sense to have one of the real shuttles in the world's best air and space museum.
Florida makes sense b/c that's where they launched them.
California makes sense b/c they did have some involvement in the shuttle program (they were a landing site, that was actually used a few times). Plus it puts one on the west coast so more people will get to see it.
But New York over Houston?! Houston is freaking NASA headquarters and mission control! New York has NOTHING to do with the space program. New York is only a few hours away from D.C. And you already had TWO shuttles on the east coast with D.C. and Florida! Putting one in Houston makes more sense just on the NASA connection alone, but it also would've at least put a shuttle somewhat in the middle of the country so not EVERYONE would have to travel to a coast to see one. Ugh.
Putting one at the Smithsonian in D.C. makes sense (even if they already had the enterprise test vehicle...). They've got SO much other MAJOR aviation and space stuff that it just makes sense to have one of the real shuttles in the world's best air and space museum.
Florida makes sense b/c that's where they launched them.
California makes sense b/c they did have some involvement in the shuttle program (they were a landing site, that was actually used a few times). Plus it puts one on the west coast so more people will get to see it.
But New York over Houston?! Houston is freaking NASA headquarters and mission control! New York has NOTHING to do with the space program. New York is only a few hours away from D.C. And you already had TWO shuttles on the east coast with D.C. and Florida! Putting one in Houston makes more sense just on the NASA connection alone, but it also would've at least put a shuttle somewhat in the middle of the country so not EVERYONE would have to travel to a coast to see one. Ugh.
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:00 amPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:25 pmHere's some pics I took the ONE DAY 
that the Endeavor spent in Houston. Glad I at least got to see it. But it was just pure luck that I happened to not get called into work that day and was able to trek out to Ellington Field. I also got lucky the next day b/c it flew directly overhead at low altitude on its way out of the city while I was driving to work the following morning. It was really awesome to see that fly by....
that the Endeavor spent in Houston. Glad I at least got to see it. But it was just pure luck that I happened to not get called into work that day and was able to trek out to Ellington Field. I also got lucky the next day b/c it flew directly overhead at low altitude on its way out of the city while I was driving to work the following morning. It was really awesome to see that fly by....
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:57 pmPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:00 pmGreat pics guys.
And when it flew by SF. Me and my wife waited for it at the Golden Gate Bridge...
And when it flew by SF. Me and my wife waited for it at the Golden Gate Bridge...
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