Space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, is seen taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport in California, on Friday, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour and the SCA flew over Northern and Southern California in an aerial tour before arriving in L.A., where the shuttle will go on display at the California Science Center.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour flies over Los Angeles International Airport while riding piggyback atop its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on Sept. 21, 2012, during a4.5-hour aerial tour over California. The shuttle was being delivered to L.A., where it is destined to serve as a museum piece at the California Science Center.
Space shuttle Endeavour and its carrier aircraft fly low over the California State Capitol Building in Sacramento on Sept. 21, 2012, during a state-wide tour over California on the way to Los Angeles, where Endeavour will be placed on public display in a museum. It was NASA's last-ever shuttle ferry flight.
The space shuttle Endeavour atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft soars over the California high desert west of the towns of Rosamond and Mojave on the first leg of its Tour of California Sept. 21. The tour, including numerous flyovers of cities and landmarks in Northern and Southern California, would conclude with a landing at Los Angeles International Airport where Endeavour would be turned over to the California Science Center for permanent exhibit.
Space shuttle Endeavour takes off from Edwards Air Force Base near the Dryden Flight Research Facility in Southern California for its final ferry flight, a sightseeing trip over California, before arriving at its new museum home in Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2012.
Space shuttle Endeavour takes off from Edwards Air Force Base near the Dryden Flight Research Facility in Southern California for its final ferry flight, a sightseeing trip over California, before arriving at its new museum home in Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2012.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft takes off with shuttle Endeavour on its back from Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 21, 2012.
NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the space shuttle Endeavour securely mounted on top touches down at Edwards Air Force Base after third leg of its four-segment final ferry flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 20, 2012.
A close-up of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour riding atop its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft just after landing at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility near Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California on Sept. 20, 2012. Endeavour is headed to its final museum home: the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
NASA's Space shuttle Endeavour, riding piggyback atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, lands at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility in Southern California on Sept. 20, 2012, during the final shuttle ferry flight. Endeavour is headed to Los Angeles, where it will be placed on display at the California Science Center.
NASA Social Media tweeted this photo on September 20, 2012, and wrote: "Welcome to sunny CA Endeavour! #OV105 #spotheshuttle #NASASocial pic.twitter.com/ounZKuJz."
Warren Greenberg from Ormond Beach talks with another spectator as they wait for the flyover of the space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft touches down on the runway at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility near Edwards Air Force Base in California, September 20, 2012.
NASA Social Media tweeted this photo on September 20, 2012, and wrote: "Here she comes. So beautiful! #OV105 #spotheshuttle pic.twitter.com/x9u4AsJa."
This screenshot looks obliquely at Endeavour flying over the southwestern United States, September 20, 2012.
Shuttle Endeavour is ferried over the southwestern desert of the United States on September 20, 2012.
"Endeavour: Final Flight" title card on NASA TV, September 20, 2012.
Ellen Browning sends this photo of Endeavour flying on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a chase plane escort. The photo was taken on Cape Canaveral Beach on Sept. 19. 2012.
Space shuttle Endeavour stands atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ahead of its flight to Los Angeles in September 2012. Endeavour is destined to be displayed for public viewing at the California Science Center.
Mike and Mary Beth Chuto from Merritt Island, Fla. sit on the beach and wait for the flyover of the space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Space shuttle Endeavour, atop its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, takes off on NASA's last-ever ferry flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour is headed for Los Angeles, Calif., to be put on public display at the California Science Center.
Space shuttle Endeavour, atop its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, takes off on NASA's last-ever ferry flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour is headed for Los Angeles, Calif., to be put on public display at the California Science Center.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified 747 jumbo jet), taxis to the end of the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its final departure from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified 747 jumbo jet), taxis to the end of the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its final departure from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Los Angeles, Calif. Endeavour will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
Hundreds of NASA workers watch as the space shuttle Endeavour takes off on the last-ever shuttle ferry flight from Florida on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour, riding atop a Shuttle Carrier aircraft, began a three-day trip from Florida to Los Angeles, Calif., to go on display at the California Science Center.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified 747 jumbo jet), taxis to the end of the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its final departure from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified 747 jumbo jet), taxis to the end of the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its final departure from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified 747 jumbo jet), taxis to the end of the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its final departure from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified 747 jumbo jet), taxis to the end of the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its final departure from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified 747 jumbo jet), taxis to the end of the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its final departure from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (a modified 747 jumbo jet), taxis to the end of the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of its final departure from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 19, 2012. Endeavour will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA. This image was taken on Sept. 19, 2012.
Stennis Space Center in Mississippi tweeted this photo on September 19, 2012, and wrote: "Just witnessed Endeavour flyover! #spottheshuttle."
Stennis Space Center in Mississippi tweeted this photo on September 19, 2012, and wrote: "Employees and members of the community gather around anxiously awaiting for the Endeavour flyover!"
NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi tweeted this photo of shuttle Endeavour on the back of the SCA flying on September 19, 2012. Endeavour is bound for Los Angeles where it will reside at the California Science Center.
Shuttle Endeavour flies past a flag in the foreground at Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, September 19, 2012.
Johnson Space Center tweeted this photo of shuttle Endeavour flying over on September 19, 2012, and wrote: "Endeavour #OV105 flying over JSC #spottheshuttle pic.twitter.com/s0Kiseqa"
Ryan Tampa sent in this photo of Endeavour flying over Orlando International Airport on September 19, 2012.
SSG Jessica Ray of the Florida Army National Guard sent in this photo of Endeavour over Patrick Air Force Base, September 19, 2012.
SSG Jessica Ray of the Florida Army National Guard sent in this photo of Endeavour over Patrick Air Force Base, September 19, 2012.
A crowd awaits space shuttle Endeavour at Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, on September 19, 2012.
Shuttle Endeavour on the back of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lands at Ellington Field, near Houston, TX, on September 19, 2012. Endeavour is being ferried to Los Angeles, where it will reside in the California Science Center.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft carrying shuttle Endeavour to Los Angeles comes to a stop on the runway at Ellington Field, Houston, TX, on September 19, 2012.
Joe Burn watches the takeoff of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and the space shuttle Endeavour from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on TV while manning his Cocoa Beach Pier ticket booth, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Gary Spencer, a NASA contractor, watches the takeoff of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and the space shuttle Endeavour from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on TV at the Cocoa Beach Pier in Florida, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Locals and tourists wait on the beach for the flyover of the space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Locals and tourists wait on the beach for the flyover of the space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
The space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen shortly after takeoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Locals and tourists wait on the beach for the flyover of the space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Space Coast Snapshots sends this photo of Endeavour flying atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on September 19, 2012, taken in an undisclosed location.
Chad L. Nicholas sends this photo of Endeavour flying 1500 feet over Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, Sept. 19, 2012.
Christopher R. Kinney sent in this photo of shuttle Endeavour flying over Stennis Space Center on Sept. 19, 2012. He writes: "A true moment in history and a sad reminder that an era has passed by."
Thomas G. Nicolaides sends this photo of shuttle Endeavour flying over Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, on Sept. 19, 2012.
Rob Haley sent in this photograph taken on Sept. 19, 2012. He writes: "These are pictures of the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it passes over Metairie, LA after leaving its [flyover] of the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, LA, heading towards Houston, TX."
The space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies over the Cocoa Beach Pier on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
The space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen as it flies over the Cocoa Beach Pier on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Jorgen and Ruth Sabinsky watch the flyover of the space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Spectators photograph the flyover of the space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
The space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), flies over Cocoa Beach, Florida along with a Pathfinder aircraft and a T-38 chase plane on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop, taxis down the runway for its ferry flight to California. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop, taxis on to the runway for its ferry flight to California. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop, taxis away from the mate-demate device for its ferry flight to California. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a pathfinder aircraft, in the foreground, prepares to take off. The pathfinder will fly ahead of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop, also preparing to taxi away from the mate-demate device for its ferry flight to California. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:22 a.m. EDT mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Houston and then to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Space shuttle Endeavour takes to the sky from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, Sept. 19, 2012.
The space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen shortly after takeoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
The space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen shortly after takeoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner is flying Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era.
Space shuttle Endeavour flies over the solid rocket booster Assembly and Refurbishment Facility in Launch Complex 39 as it departs from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the back of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA. This image was taken on Sept. 19, 2012.
Space shuttle Endeavour departs from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA. This image was taken on Sept. 19, 2012.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012, during a three-day flight to Los Angeles, where the shuttle will be put on public display at the California Science Center.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over San Jacinto Monument in Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Ellington Field, Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Clear Lake area, south of Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is ferried by NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Houston, Texas on September 19, 2012. NASA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke are at the controls of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Photo taken by NASA photographer Sheri Locke in the backseat of a NASA T-38 chase plane with NASA pilot Thomas E. Parent at the controls.
