Photographer Olivia Hemaratanatorn captured this view of space shuttle Endeavour soaring over the famed Hollywood sign during its low flyover of Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour landed at Los Angeles International Airport and will ultimately be placed 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.
Spectators crowd the fence as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) carrying space shuttle Endeavour, taxis to the welcoming ceremony, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at Los Angeles International Airport. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the California Science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers.
SPACE.com reader Tom Bleicher sent in this photo of shuttle Endeavour flying over Los Angeles with the iconic Hollywood sign in the background, September 21, 2012.
Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) performs a low flyby at Los Angeles International Airport, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the California Science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers.
The space shuttle Endeavour flies over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012.
Photographer Olivia Hemaratanatorn captured this view of space shuttle Endeavour soaring over the famed Hollywood sign during its low flyover of Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour landed at Los Angeles International Airport and will ultimately be placed on display at the California Science Center.
Space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, is seen taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport in California, on Friday, 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.
A crowd of people is on hand to greet shuttle Endeavour at Los Angeles International Airport on September 21, 2012, as seen in this still taken from a NBC4 television broadcast.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft carrying shuttle Endeavour landed at Los Angeles International Airport on September 21, 2012, in this still from an NBC4 broadcast. The shuttle made a grand tour of California before landing in LA. Endeavour will go on display at the California Science Center in fall 2012.
Bill Hood caught the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Endeavour from his vantage point on the roof of the Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, CA, September 21, 2012.
Bill Hood caught the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Endeavour from his vantage point on the roof of the Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, CA, September 21, 2012.
Bill Hood caught the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Endeavour from his vantage point on the roof of the Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, CA, September 21, 2012.
Bill Hood caught the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft carrying Endeavour from the roof of the Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, CA, September 21, 2012.
Bill Hood caught the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Endeavour from his vantage point on the roof of the Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, CA, September 21, 2012.
SPACE.com reader Seth Madej sends in this photo of shuttle Endeavour passing over the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, on September 21, 2012.
SPACE.com reader Sophie Stewart Madej sent in this photo of Endeavour flying over the campus of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, September 21, 2012. Endeavour's future home lies just south of USC at the California Science Center.
NASA's space shuttle Endeavour soars over Long Beach, Calif., on the way to a Los Angeles landing on Sept. 21, 2012 in this view by shuttle spotter Holly Holbrook. Endeavour landed in Los Angeles to end a 4.5-hour aerial tour of California. The shuttle will be placed on display at the California Science Center in L.A.
Space shuttle Endeavour and its carrier aircraft fly over the UC Irvine Medical Center in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2012, while en route to Los Angeles International Airport. Shuttle spotter Melanie Janczak took this photo from Irvine, Calif.
SPACE.com reader Heather Holbrook sends in this photo of Endeavour flying over Burbank, CA, taken on September 21, 2012. Endeavour is heading to its final home, the California Science Center.
SPACE.com reader Amy Van Artsdalen sends in the photo taken on September 21, 2012, of shuttle Endeavour's flyover of San Francisco's Chinatown with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
SPACE.com reader Brenda Wong sent in this photo of Endeavour's flyover of Castro Valley, CA, on September 21, 2012. She writes: "Heard the loud roar, sounded like a low flying jet, and there the Shuttle Endeavour appeared flying low above our house!"
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.
A crwod of onlookers watches NASA's space shuttle Endeavour and its carrier plane fly over California's capitol city Sacramento on Sept. 21, 2012, during a state-wide tour by Endeavour as the shuttle was delivered to Los Angeles for eventual display at the California Science Center.
Crowds of onlookers look up as NASA's space shuttle Endeavour soars over California state capitol Sacramento on Sept. 21, 2012, on the way to Los Angeles, where the shuttle will eventually be placed on public display.
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.
Photographers snap photos of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour as it soars over California's state capitol Sacramento on Sept. 21, 2012, during a flyover tour of the state. Endeavour was on the way to Los Angeles, where it will be delivered to the California Science Center for public display.
Space shuttle Endeavour and its carrier aircraft fly low over buildings 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 final shuttle ferry flight.
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 final shuttle ferry flight.
Space shuttle Endeavour and its carrier aircraft fly low over 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 final shuttle ferry flight.
NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, Northern California, tweeted this photo of Endeavour's flyover on Sept. 21, 2012. They wrote: "Our Ames #spottheshuttle flyover with the crowd. Again: wow! #ov105 pic.twitter.com/R3bYmc1i."
NASA Ames Research Center tweeted about the Endeavour flyover on September 21, 2012: "#spotheshuttle is making its way down to @NASAAmes now! The anticipation of thousands is palpable! http://pic.twitter.com/SD32LuIo."
Space shuttle Endavour and its Shuttle Carrier Aircraft fly over NASA's Ames Research Center control tower at Moffett Field, Calif., during a state-wide tour on Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour flew over many California cities on the way to Los Angeles to become a museum piece at the California Science Center.
SPACE.com reader Chris Butts sent in this photo of shuttle Endeavour being flown over Redwood City, CA, on September 21, 2012.
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.
NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft carrying space shuttle Endeavour soars over the high desert of Southern California following takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base Friday morning on the last "California Tour" leg of its ferry flight into history.
The space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's modified 747 carrier soars northward over Rosamond Dry Lake just east of the town of Rosamond as it begins its Tour of California on the last leg of its final ferry flight 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 carrying shuttle Endeavour is joined by a chase plane shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 21, 2012.
Space Shuttle Endeavour flying over Crystal Worley's parents home, near Rosamond Ca. This image was taken Sept. 21, 2012.
NASA Social Media Team tweeted this photo on September 21, 2012 and wrote: "The #NASASocial guests bidding a @NASADryden farewell to a dear friend. Go Endeavour! #spotheshuttle pic.twitter.com/1ZXyii6W."
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flies with shuttle Endeavour on its back after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, CA, on September 21, 2012. Endeavour is headed to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft takes off with shuttle Endeavour on its back from Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 21, 2012.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) carrying shuttle Endeavour pauses on a runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 21, 2012. Endeavour is headed for its final home at the California Science Center.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) taxis on a runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 21, 2012. Endeavour is headed for its final home at the California Science Center.
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) taxis on a runway at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 21, 2012. Endeavour is headed for its final home at the California Science Center.
Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) lands at Los Angeles International Airport, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. The shadow of a NASA F-18 chase jet wing is shown in the foreground. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the California Science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers.
Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) performs a low flyby past the tower at Los Angeles International Airport, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the California Science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers.
