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Shuttle Endeavour Comes Home
Space shuttle Endeavour is seen rolling into its new home, the Samuel Oschin Display Pavilion at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
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Shuttle Endeavour's Museum Hangar
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
The hangar at the California Science Museum, where shuttle Endeavour will go on public display, as it looked in the afternoon of Oct. 13, 2012, one day before Endeavour's arrival.
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A Look Inside Shuttle Endeavour's Museum Hangar
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
A look inside the hangar at the California Science Center, where space shuttle Endeavour arrived on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Waiting for Endeavour Before Dawn
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
Onlookers wait for shuttle Endeavour to arrive at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the predawn hours of Oct. 14, 2012.
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Endeavour at Arlington St. in the Sunrise
Credit: California Science Center (via Twitter as @casciencecenter)
The California Science Center tweeted this picture of retired shuttle Endeavour rolling through the streets of Los Angeles early on the morning of October 14, 2012. They wrote: “Thru Arlington, into the sunrise http://ow.ly/i/11pGt "
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Clearing Shuttle Endeavour's Path
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
Workers temporarily took down this streetlight on Martin Luther King Boulevard to let the shuttle Endeavour pass through on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Shuttle Endeavour Rolls on
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
The space shuttle Endeavour rolls toward the rising sun in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2012, on its way toward its museum retirement home.
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Watching Shuttle Endeavour from the Rooftops
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
People climbed onto their roofs to watch the shuttle Endeavour roll down Martin Luther King Boulevard in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Big Crowds for Shuttle Endeavour
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
Thousands of people turned out to watch the space shuttle Endeavour roll down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Trimming Trees for Endeavour
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
Workers trim trees ahead of the space shuttle Endeavour as it makes its way down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Shuttle Endeavour in the Dawn Light
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
The rising sun bathes space shuttle Endeavour in a golden glow as it rolls down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Shuttle Endeavour's Wing Glides Over Crowd
Credit: Mike Wall/SPACE.com
The wing of space shuttle Endeavour glides over the heads of spectators during its street journey on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Space Shuttles Big and Small
Dorine Andrade wears an inflatable space shuttle on her head as Endeavour moves through the streets of Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2012. Her father purchased the model shuttle on eBay.
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Endeavour on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Endeavour comes down Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from Vermont Ave., about to make the turn on Menlo Ave./Bill Robertson Ln. on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Endeavour on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. #2
Endeavour comes down Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from Vermont Ave., about to make the turn on Menlo Ave./Bill Robertson Ln. on Oct. 14, 2012.
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Endeavour on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Normandie Ave.
Endeavour rolls on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Normandie Ave, Oct. 14, 2012.
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Endeavour Passes a Taco Bell
Retired shuttle Endeavour passes a Taco Bell at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Normandie Ave., Oct. 14, 2012.
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Endeavour Turns Onto Menlo Ave.
Endeavour on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. turning onto Menlo Ave./Bill Robertson Ln., Oct. 14, 2012.
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Endeavour Turns Onto Menlo Ave. #2
Endeavour on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. turning onto Menlo Ave./Bill Robertson Ln., Oct. 14, 2012.
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Endeavour Turns Onto Menlo Ave. #3
Endeavour on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. turning onto Menlo Ave./Bill Robertson Ln., Oct. 14, 2012.
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View from the Front Porch
These spectators have excellent seats for viewing shuttle Endeavour's trip through Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2012.
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Sun Shield for Endeavour Viewing
Ranni Session uses a newspaper to shield himself from the hot sun while watching shuttle Endeavour travel through Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2012.
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Don't Cry, Will!
Young Will Steinkamp, in NASA-themed attire, awaits Endeavour in the streets of Los Angeles, Oct. 14, 2012. Will's father said Will cried when he heard the shuttle wasn't going to be in the air because he wanted to drive it.
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Endeavour Turns Onto MLK Blvd.
Credit: Kevin Helm
SPACE.com reader Kevin Helm sent in this photo of shuttle Endeavour travelling through the streets of Los Angeles on October 13, 2012. He writes: "Six hours late, turning from Crenshaw Blvd onto MLK at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. Many spectators waited 10 hours or more on the sidewalks while battling the sun, dehydration and hunger."
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Endeavour Coming Up Menlo Ave./Bill Robertson Lane
Credit: Kevin Helm
SPACE.com reader Kevin Helm sent in this photo of shuttle Endeavour travelling through the streets of Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2012. Here it is coming up Menlo Ave./Bill Robinson Lane.
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Endeavour Enters Pavilion
Credit: Kevin Helm
SPACE.com reader Kevin Helm sent in this photo of shuttle Endeavour travelling through the streets of Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 2012. Here it enters its new home at the California Science Center in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
