Space Shuttle Endeavour Ferry Flight Continues West

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Sept. 19, 2012

Trent J. Perrotto                                         
Headquarters, Washington                                  
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Kyle Herring 
Johnson Space Center, Houston 
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Laura J. Brown 
Federal Aviation Administration 
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MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-187

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR FERRY FLIGHT CONTINUES WEST

HOUSTON -- The space shuttle Endeavour atop its 747 Shuttle Carrier 
Aircraft (SCA) is scheduled to depart Houston's Ellington Field at 
about 7 a.m. CDT on Thursday for California. 

Departure is planned to the south with low flybys of Clear Lake and 
NASA's Johnson Space Center expected before the aircraft and shuttle 
turn northwest for a final pass over Houston heading west. 

Public viewing only will be allowed from the permanent fence line at 
Ellington Field. Only news media and essential personnel will be 
allowed inside the perimeter fence. 

After departing the Houston area, the flight plan includes a low pass 
over the downtown Austin area near the Texas State Capitol building 
between 7:30-8 a.m. 

A fueling stop is planned at about 8:30 a.m. MDT in El Paso at Biggs 
Army Air Field. Takeoff from Biggs is planned for about 11 a.m. 

After the refueling stop at Biggs, the SCA and Endeavour will make 
low-level flybys of the White Sands Missile Range and NASA's White 
Sands Test Facility in New Mexico, as well as Tucson, Arizona en 
route to California. The flyover of Tucson will take place 
approximately an hour and 15 minutes after departure from Biggs. 

Arrival at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on Edwards Air Force 
Base is scheduled for approximately noon PDT. 

Following an overnight stay, the SCA and Endeavour will salute the 
Edwards Air Force Base area early Friday with a low flyby northbound 
to Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area. Next the duo will 
travel south, making a pass over NASA's Ames Research Center, 
Vandenberg Air Force Base and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory before 
heading into the Los Angeles area. 

Finally, the SCA and Endeavour will land about noon PDT at Los Angeles 
International Airport (LAX), for an arrival ceremony before Endeavour 
is taken off the 747 and transported to its permanent home at the 
California Science Center next month. 

The exact timing and path of the ferry flight will depend on weather 
conditions and operational constraints. Some planned flyovers or 
stopovers could be delayed or canceled. 

During the cross-country ferry flight, social media users are 
encouraged to share their Endeavour sightings using the hashtags 
#spottheshuttle and #OV105, Endeavour's vehicle designation. 

For more information about NASA's transfer of space shuttles to 
museums, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/transition 

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov 

	
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