Space Shuttle Endeavour Ferry Flight Continues West

Sept. 19, 2012

Trent J. Perrotto
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov

Kyle Herring
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov

Laura J. Brown
Federal Aviation Administration
202-359-3680
laura.j.brown@faa.gov

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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