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In this photo provided by NASA, space shuttle Endeavour and its 747 carrier aircraft soar over the California State Capitol in Sacramento during the final portion of its tour of California, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Thousands of people between the Capitol and the Tower Bridge are visible to watch the flyover. -
J.J. Johnston, FAA liasion and coordinator of all the Space Shuttle homecoming flights, waves the U.S. flag from the cockpit as the Space Shuttle Endeavour taxis to an airline maintenance hangar aboard a NASA Boeing 747, at the conclusion of its last flight at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. In a few weeks Endeavour will be towed through city streets to its new home at the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles. -
A crew member waves the U.S. flag as the Space Shuttle Endeavour taxis to an airline maintenance hangar aboard a NASA Boeing 747, at the conclusion of its last flight at Los Angeles International Airport, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. In a few weeks Endeavour will be towed through city streets to its new home at the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles. -
People stand along Aviation Blvd. as the space shuttle Endeavour lands at LAX Friday, September 21, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. -
Spectators Mario Vasquez, 40, of Redondo Beach and his son Mario Jr., 2, watch as space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, prepares to land at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. In a few weeks Endeavour will be towed through city streets to its new home at the California Science Center in downtown Los Angeles. -
Shuttle fans cheer as the space shuttle Endeavour flies over Griffith Park Observatory September 21, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The shuttle is scheduled to land at LAX Friday afternoon. -
Shuttle fans watch as the space shuttle Endeavour flies over Griffith Park Observatory September 21, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The shuttle is scheduled to land at LAX Friday afternoon. -
The space shuttle Endeavor flies over the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, Friday, September 21, 2012. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour, mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), flies near parasailers in Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Spectators watch as the Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies near Santa Monica, Calif., Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Space shuttle Endeavour, riding on the back of a 747, flies over the Santa Monica Pier and beachgoers in Santa Monica, California on September 21, 2012. -
Space shuttle Endeavour rides atop a 747 flying over Griffith Observatory on its way to Los Angeles International Airport, Friday, September 21, 2012. -
RETRANSMISSION FOR IMPROVED QUALITY--The Space Shuttle Endeavour atop a modified 747 passes the Hollywood Sign and the Griffith Observatory as seen from Dodger Stadium, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Los Angeles, on a sightseeing tour of California, the last aerial hurrah before retiring to a Los Angeles museum. -
The space shuttle Endeavour flies over the downtown Los Angeles skyline September 21 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The shuttle is scheduled to land at LAX Friday afternoon. -
Flying aboard a specially modified 747 transport plane, Space Shuttle Endeavour makes a loop around the bay as it flies for the final time above San Francisco, California on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour will then continue on to Los Angeles where it will be displayed at the California Science Center. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, passes over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour is making a final trek across the country to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where it will be permanently displayed. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies past Transamerica Pyramid on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in San Francisco. Endeavour is making a final trek across the country to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where it will be permanently displayed. -
The space shuttle Endeavour makes a pass over Alcatraz during its tour over the Bay Area on Friday, September 21, 2012 in San Francisco, California. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Karen Thiebaud, from Sacramento, makes pictures of the Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as it flies flies over the Capitol dome in Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. She and her friend, Chris Homan, making iPhone pictures behind her, came out with Thiebaud's children Colette, 9, left, and Danielle, 7 (not shown). -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012, fly over the state Capitol dome. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Spectators line up on Capitol Mall to watch for the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Sightseers line the I Street bridge as the Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) flies over the Tower Bridge in Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Sightseers stand on the roof of the Renaissance Tower as they wait for Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted on NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to arrive over Sacramento, Calif. on Friday morning, Sept. 21, 2012. -
Sept. 19, 2012 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston. Photo taken in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane. View a photo gallery. -
EN ROUTE TO THE CAPITAL CITY: The space shuttle Endeavour sits atop a modified Boeing 747 at Edwards Air Force Base on Thursday. The retired shuttle will soar above the state Capitol this morning. -
Sept. 19, 2012 - Houston, Texas, U.S. - Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston. Photo taken in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane.
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