The space shuttle Endeavor put on quite a show for people who looked skyward in the East Bay on Friday morning.
The shuttle flew over Walnut Creek at 10:05 a.m. at 1,500 feet. It was escorted and it was clearly visible. It then headed toward Oakland and the Golden Gate Bridge and the Ames Research Center in Mountain View.
The retired spacecraft rode on the back of a modified 747 aircraft, escorted by a military jet.
The shuttle came in from the northeast after soaring over Sacramento at about 9:30 a.m.
It will land in Los Angeles and then be driven to its retirement home at the California Science Center.
Ames hosted a shuttle watch party at its site. In addition, Ames hopes to webcast the program and flyover on its UStream channel from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
If you snapped a photo or video of Endeavor as it passed by, upload to this story.
Probably moth ball it.
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What an honor it must have been to be part of the the NASA 747 flight crew for this trip. Incredible.
It seemed more like a "joy ride" when you got right down to it. Endeavour should have flown directly to its final resting spot. The longer it stayed up in the air on this extravagent flight, the more likely something bad was going to happen to it. Add to that how much of the taxpayers' money was spent funding this "joy ride" and factor in whether or not it was worth spending this money to make a few folks happy here in the Bay Area. Sorry, but this trip, even though it probably gave a lot of people the view of a lifetime, was not worth the monies spent to make this trip happen. And given that it involved keeping something up in the air longer than it needed to be, it also opened the flight up to an increased chance that something bad would happen on the way to the Shuttle's final resting place. And we already lost "Challenger" and "Columbia", we probably didn't need to risk losing another, even it was for a "publicity stunt" like this flight.
Sorry,but you are a world class idiot, race baiting fool---who has been attempting to dominate the Patch Blog with your leftist B/S for the last couple of weeks---get a job ---get a life. This last flight was a tribute to the NASA folks who put their lives on the line so idiots like you can have a cellphone stuck in your ear to communicate with your wierdo friends---Hey, are you still dragging unemployment or did it run out ?
Thanks for the compliment, but I don't think I rise to the level "world class" anything, even it is to call me names or try and insult me. Given this forum, one can always try again.
It's one thing when I waste my own time, but getting you to waste yours on me, quite an accomplishment if I don't say so myself. I'm not sure why I deserve both the honor and attention, but it is flattering, though. So that is why I believe that you are "moping".
We could use a little joy... and inspiration. Besides, the California Science Center is footing the bill. Some people just like to complain. It makes them feel smarter than everyone else.