Sept 7, 2012

Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 michael curie@nasa gov

Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel h kraft@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-173

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TO MAKE HISTORIC FINAL FERRY FLIGHT

WASHINGTON -- Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), will make the final ferry flight of the Space Shuttle Program era when it departs Monday, Sept 17, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida headed to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

On Oct 11, 2011, NASA transferred title and ownership of Endeavour to the California Science Center in Los Angeles Under the terms of a Space Act Agreement with the science center, NASA will safely transport Endeavour to LAX for a planned arrival on Thursday, Sept 20

In cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration, the SCA is scheduled to conduct low-level flyovers at about 1,500 feet above locations along the planned flight path The exact timing and path of the ferry flight will depend on weather conditions and operational constraints Some planned flyovers or stopovers could be delayed or cancelled If the ferry flight must be postponed for any reason, an additional advisory will be issued

At sunrise on Sept 17, the SCA and Endeavour will depart Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility and perform a flyover of various areas of the Space Coast, including Kennedy, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base

The aircraft will fly west and conduct low flyovers of NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans As it arrives over the Texas Gulf Coast area, the SCA will perform low flyovers above various areas of Houston, Clear Lake and Galveston before landing at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center Weather permitting, the SCA and Endeavour will stay at Ellington the remainder of Sept 17 and all day Sept 18

At sunrise on Wednesday, Sept 19, the aircraft will depart Houston, make a refueling stop at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas, and conduct low-level flyovers of White Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces, N M , and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, before landing around midday at Dryden

On the morning of Sept 20, the SCA and Endeavour will take off from Dryden and perform a low-level flyover of northern California, passing near NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif , and various landmarks in multiple cities, including San Francisco and Sacramento The aircraft also will conduct a flyover of many Los Angeles sites before landing about 11 a m PDT at LAX

Media representatives interested in obtaining credentials for Endeavour's arrival at LAX Sept 20, visit:

http://www eventcredentials com/Endeavour/

Social media users are encouraged to share their Endeavour sightings using the hashtags #spottheshuttle and #OV105, Endeavour's orbiter vehicle designation

After arrival at LAX, Endeavour will be removed from the SCA and spend a few weeks at a United Airlines hangar undergoing preparations for transport and display Endeavour then will travel through Inglewood and Los Angeles city streets on a 12-mile journey from the airport to the science center, arriving in the evening on Oct 13

Beginning Oct 30, the shuttle will be on display in the 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

Endeavour completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles

For information about NASA's transfer of space shuttles to museums, visit:

http://www nasa gov/transition

For more about NASA missions and programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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