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Shuttle Endeavour Low Speed Ferried Flyovers Delayed Until September 18th

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Shuttle Endeavour Low Speed Ferried Flyovers Delayed Until September 18th

If you are in any of the areas listed during the flyover, please look up and snap a pic for the rest of us

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The Shuttle Endeavour during a night launch.

In a release this afternoon, NASA is saying the planned ferry flight of the shuttle Endeavour atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has been postponed until Tuesday, September 18 due to an unfavorable weather forecast for Monday, September. 17.

NASA managers decided to delay the flight because of inclement weather predicted along the flight path between Houston and NASA's Kennedy Space Center, where the flight will originate.

Despite the one-day delayed departure from Kennedy, NASA still plans to transport Endeavour to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) by Thursday, Sept. 20.

In cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the SCA is scheduled to conduct low-level flyovers at about 1,500 feet above selected locations along the planned flight path. The exact timing and path of the ferry flight will depend on weather conditions and operational constraints. Some planned flyovers could be delayed or cancelled. If the ferry flight is postponed again, an additional advisory will be issued.

At sunrise on Tuesday September 18, the SCA and Endeavour will depart Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility and perform a flyover of the Space Coast, including Kennedy, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base.

The aircraft will fly west and conduct low level flyovers of NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. As it arrives over the Texas Gulf Coast area, the SCA will perform low level flyovers above various areas of Houston and Clear Lake before landing at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

At sunrise on Wednesday, September 19, the aircraft will depart Houston, make a refueling stop at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas, and conduct low-level flyovers of White Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces, N.M., and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, before landing around mid-day at Dryden.

On the morning of September 20, the SCA and Endeavour will take off from Dryden and perform a low-level flyover of northern California, passing near NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, and various landmarks in multiple cities, including Sacramento and San Francisco. The aircraft also will conduct a flyover of many Los Angeles sites before landing about 11 a.m. PDT at LAX.

Social media users are encouraged to share their Endeavour sightings using the hashtags #spottheshuttle and #OV105, Endeavour's orbiter vehicle designation.

After arrival at LAX, Endeavour will be removed from the SCA and spend a few weeks at a United Airlines hangar undergoing preparations for transport and display. Endeavour then will travel through Inglewood and Los Angeles city streets on a 12-mile journey from the airport to the science center, arriving in the evening on Oct. 13.
Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers.

What a last flight and I wish to be at any of the locations listed above to see her fly one last time…
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Re: Shuttle Endeavour Low Speed Ferried Flyovers Delayed Until September 18th

Thanks for posting Wayne.

It's a shame they didn't have anything ready to replace it.

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I got to see Discovery when it was transported to the Udvar-Hazy Center annex of the Air & Space Museum. They did two flyover "victory laps" over Washington and down the Potomac River. It was freaking awesome.
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The Space Shuttle Endeavor soared over Austin's Greer Building this morning as it made its way from Houston toward its retirement home in California.

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