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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Endeavour, the last of NASA's three surviving space shuttles, ended its final flight on Friday as it touched down at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) shortly before 1:00pm local time. The 75-ton shuttle was greeted by "cheering crowds" as it arrived, following a cross-country journey that started in Cape Canaveral, Florida, early last week, according to Reuters reporters Dana Feldman and Eric Kelsey. Endeavour had flown...
NASA invites Californians to participate in space shuttle Endeavour's historic flyover of the state Friday, Sept. 21. The orbiter, atop its 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is scheduled to fly over northern California and a large area of the Los Angeles basin beginning at about 8:15 a.m. PDT, one hour later than originally planned. NASA, the California Science Center, and the Federal Aviation Administration delayed the start of the flight to increase the probability that fog over the...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online On Thursday, NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour made its way from Houston, Texas to California. Along the route it passed over several key landmarks and cities, including Tucson, Arizona, saluting Endeavour STS-134 astronaut Mark Kelly and his wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, before making its way to NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Now, Endeavour and its carrier SCA are preparing for...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA invites Californians to participate in space shuttle Endeavour's historic flyover of the state Friday, Sept. 21. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The orbiter, atop its 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is scheduled to fly over northern California and a large area of the Los Angeles basin beginning at about 8:15 a.m. PDT, one hour later than originally planned. NASA, the California Science...
[WATCH VIDEO] Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Space Shuttle Endeavour will continue its journey across the US today (September 20), departing Houston at about 7 a.m. (8 a.m. EDT) atop its Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). Today’s flight will take Endeavour to Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California, due to arrive around Noon. After this morning’s departure, Endeavour is planned to make low flyovers of Clear Lake and NASA’s Johnson Space...
HOUSTON, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) 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....
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Chabot Space & Science Center is celebrating the Endeavour Shuttle Bay Area flyover with an early opening and a breathtaking vantage point to watch the low flying Transport. The Center will open to the public on Friday, September 21 at 8 am. The Endeavour is expected to fly over the East Bay between 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Chabot Space & Science Center is located in the East Bay/Oakland Hills with a considerable view of...
HAMPTON, Va., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and the Virginia Air & Space Center (VASC) announced today that a full-scale test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft will become part of the center's permanent collection. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The 18,000-pound Orion test vehicle, built at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was used in the successful Pad Abort-1 test of Orion's launch abort system in May 2010. The...
Los Angeles International Airport Arrival Targeted for Sept. 21 WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's ferry flight of space shuttle Endeavour atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) is rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 19 due to an unfavorable weather forecast along the flight path on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Endeavour now is expected to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Friday, Sept. 21. (Logo:...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online UPDATED September 18, 2012 NASA’s retired Space Shuttle Endeavour will take a final tour across the US from Florida to the California Science Center in Los Angeles piggybacking a modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). The flight, which was scheduled to begin Monday (September 17), has been postponed until Wednesday (September 19) due to inclement weather. To ensure a safe flight for the shuttle and its carrier,...
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Stephen Nathaniel Frick is an American astronaut having flown two Space Shuttle missions. Frick was also appointed as a United States Naval officer and qualified as an F/A-18 fighter pilot. Frick was born on September 30, 1964 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania in 1982. After receiving his high school diploma, Frick went on to the United States Naval Academy in 1986 to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace...
Janice Elaine Voss was a NASA astronaut as well as an American Engineer whom flew in space five times placing her at first for holding the record for American women. Voss was born on October 8, 1956 in South Bend, Indiana. She attended Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham, Massachusetts and graduated in 1972. She then attended Purdue University to receive her bachelor’s degree in engineering while concurrently working at the Johnson Space Center. After Purdue University, Voss...
Lodewijk van den Berg is a naturalized American chemical engineer born in the Netherlands whom was rather dedicated to crystal growth and also rode aboard as a payload specialist on the 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission. He was born in Sluiskil, Netherlands on March 24, 1932. He worked to get his Engineer’s degree in chemical engineering at the Delft University of Technology in Netherlands from 1949 to 1961. After moving to the United States, Van den Berg continued his education to...
Rex Walheim is a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut. He was born Rex Joseph Walheim on October 10, 1962 in Redwood City, California. He graduated from San Carlos High School in 1980 and went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1984. Upon his graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. The following April, he was assigned to work as a missile warning operations crew...
Thomas Jones is a former United States astronaut. He was born Thomas David Jones on January 22, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland and participated in Eagle Scouts as a child. He graduated from Kenwood High School in 1973 and went on to attend the United States Air Force Academy, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in basic sciences in 1977. After completing as a Distinguished Graduate of the Academy, Jones served as an Air Force officer on active duty for 6 years. He then flew strategic...
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