Space Shuttle Endeavour's Farewell Flight Over Los Angeles
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Space shuttle Endeavour atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flew over many Los Angeles area landmarks on its final ferry flight Sept. 21, 2012, including the 1984 Olympic Coliseum, the famous Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, Disneyland, Dodger Stadium, Universal Studios, downtown Los Angeles, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Malibu coastline and the California Science Center, where Endeavour will be displayed. The added bonus is the air traffic control chatter between LAX tower and the pilots of the 747. This is an extremely rare footage for space shuttle enthusiasts and aviation fans alike that will never happen again. For it's last flight, Endeavour is carried a top a Boeing 747 SCA. The space shuttle carrier and Endeavour were given the handle "Astro 95 Heavy" by air traffic control as Endeavour made her final tour over Los Angeles giving the space shuttle one last journey in flight before Endeavour enters her final days of retirement on display at the California Science Center. Endeavour was built as a replacement space shuttle to Challenger after Challenger was destroyed during launch on January 28, 1986. After the loss of space shuttle Columbia during re-entry on February 1, 2003, it was decided no replacement space shuttle would be built for Columbia and the entire space shuttle fleet would be retired in favor of alternative launch systems offering more safety for astronauts. Also watch the following... Space Shuttle Discovery Delivered To Smithsonian Institute https://youtu.be/5DyyNAXF8eg Space Shuttle Enterprise Delivered To Intrepid Air & Space Museum https://youtu.be/PSOA4NRgmKY Music: Airglow Performer: Stellardrone Used with permission
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Where was the filming done from (craft?) ..Also- what is that accompanying craft that comes in and goes out of frame now and then? thanks in advance!
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Thanks Obama for killing the US Space program. But hey, at least you authorized a final funeral precession for the Space Shuttle Endeavor.
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Right past my head at 4:14 in the video when it made the pass for the Science Center we were all up on my roof and was such a marvelous surprise and the most mazing photos I have ever taken.
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Just imagine seeing that behemoth shadow your whole street
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wow I saw JPL
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And just think... we now have a president who hasn't done one thing to replace these machines.
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Too bad they picked one of the trashiest museums to display this machine at. Resides in gangland with trash and graffiti everywhere.
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This was beautiful. Great music too! I was below watching from Pasadena as they flew over.
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Dont watch it, its just another airplane sex video
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there are two planes flying, how come we see just one shade on the ground?...
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America is one of the best in the world.
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Incredible machine was overwhelmed seeing endeavour while holidaying in LA 🤗
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Flying object attributes? Black strips...
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nasa is a lie, they are scamming everyone
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Umm why will the space shuttle end its operations?
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Sweetie get in touch with Jennifer Stairs. Let her realise how real we are for us both! "Local", I'm with you. I have things to do first. I won't leave this time"Promise"!
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Nice...
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It must feel AWESOME being a pilot :^) I hope someday I am able to fly a plane. #MyGoalInLife
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Remarkable
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And This Very Stunning, Beautiful Scenery.
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