Space Shuttle Endeavour Gets a Piggyback Ride | NASA's Johnson Space Center

Space Shuttle Endeavour Gets a Piggyback Ride | NASA's Johnson Space Center

10-Year Anniversary: Our Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ferries the Space Shuttle Endeavour over the Johnson Space Center in Houston in this Sept. 20, 2012, image. Endeavour’s end destination was the California Science Center, where it sits on display. The shuttle Endeavour brought the first parts of the International Space Station to space and completed 25 missions.

On its final flight to the California Science Center 10 years ago, Endeavour was escorted by a combination of F/A-18s and an F-15 from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Those aircraft were flown by NASA Armstrong pilots, while center photographers and videographers documented the orbiter’s final journey.

Image Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

Caption Credit: Monika Luabeya

Release Date: September 22, 2022

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