#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/09/2010 #4

NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour sits bolted to Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on February 6th, 2010. Endeavour is scheduled for an early morning launch on Feb 7th, opening the final year of missions of the shuttle program. A crew of six will fly on board NASA’s youngest orbiter to the International Space Station with the Tranquility node and other supplies. The crew will conduct three spacewalks to upgrade the outpost during a fourteen day mission.

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#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/15/2010 #3

NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is draped by flags as it sits bolted to Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 13th, 2010. Atlantis will fly its final scheduled mission with a crew of six to the International Space Station to deliver the Russian Mini Research Module during its twelve day mission.

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#3 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/28/2010 #1

NASA’S space shuttle Discovery sits poised in the Vehicle Assembly Building [VAB] awaiting roll out to Complex 39A for mission STS 133 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 20th, 2010. The launch is scheduled for November 1st, 2010 with a crew of six commanded by Steven Lindsey .The orbiter will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module [PMM] with spare parts to the International Space Station during the orbiters final “scheduled” flight.

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#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 10/26/2010 #1

This NASA image released on September 10th, 2010 shows space shuttle Discovery as it is moved to be attached to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters inside the VAB at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is making final preparations to launch Discovery on mission STS-133, service mission to install the module on the International Space Station. This is the second to last flight for the shuttle program.

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#5 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/22/2012 #5

The space shuttle Atlantis is moved towards the huge Vertical Assembly Building for work in its decommissioning at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, FL. Atlantis is slated to be displayed at the KSC Visitor’s Complex at the following the end of the space shuttle program.

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#6 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/18/2012 #1

The space shuttle Discovery is approached by a NASA 747 aircraft which is being towed into the Mate Demate facility at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, Sunday. Discovery was later mated with the aircraft and is expected to be flown to its final home at The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA, on Tuesday.

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#7 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/19/2012 #5

Hitching a ride on top a special NASA Boeing 747 jet, the space shuttle Discovery soars past Capitol Hill in Washington, after a flight from Cape Canaveral, FL. Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, now becomes an attraction at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

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#8 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/20/2012 #4

In this photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution via NASA, space shuttles Enterprise, left, and Discovery meet nose to nose at the beginning of a transfer ceremony at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Thursday, April 19th, 2012, in Chantilly, Va. Space shuttle Discovery will take the place of Enterprise at the center to commemorate past achievements in space and retire as an artifact representing the 30 year shuttle program.

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#9 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/29/2012 #2

Space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, flies past Jersey City prior to landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport on April 27th, 2012 in New York City. Enterprise, which was flown from Washington, DC, will eventually be put on permanent display at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

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#10 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/05/2012 #2

The space shuttle Enterprise, a NASA prototype, suffered minor wingtip damage when it grazed a bridge support while riding a barge from JFK airport in New York City to a temporary port in New Jersey.

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#11 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/19/2012 #5

Space shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis switched locations at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, FL, and in the process came nose to nose for the last time in front of Orbiter Processing Facility 3. Endeavour was moved from Orbiter Processing Facility 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be housed temporarily until its targeted departure from the space center atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in mid-September. After a stop at the Los Angeles International Airport, Endeavour will move in mid-October to the California Science Center for permanent public display. Now in the processing facility after leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building, Atlantis will undergo preparations for its move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in November, with a grand opening planned for July 2013.

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#12 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/20/2012 #1

Space shuttle Endeavour, bolted atop a modified jumbo jet, makes its departure from the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, Sept. 19th, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, FL. Endeavour will make a stop in Houston before heading to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

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#13 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/23/2012 #2

The space shuttle Endeavour is escorted by two F-18 jets as it passes the Hollywood sign on the back of a NASA 747 in Los Angeles September 21st, 2012. The Endeavour will be put on display at its new permanent home the California Science Center in October.

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#14 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 10/13/2012 #1

The space shuttle Endeavour is on its way from Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science Center in Exposition Park. Aerial view of the space shuttle Endeavour as it makes its way down Manchester Boulevard.

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#15 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 10/13/2013 #1

Lynda Oschin is helped out of Endeavour after a tour with Science Center President Jeffrey Rudolph in Los Angeles. The shuttle’s permanent home, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, is named for her late husband.

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#19 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/05/2022 #14

In 1972, Trickie Dickie announced that he had ordered development of the Space Shuttle. #SpaceShuttle #NASA I think a photo of the shuttle might have been more appropriate.

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#20 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 02/24/2022 #15

In 2011, Discovery, the world’s most traveled spaceship, thundered into orbit for the final time, heading toward the International Space Station on a journey marking the beginning of the end of the shuttle era. STS-133 #SpaceShuttle Voyager 1 is actually the “world’s most traveled spaceship”.

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#21 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 03/06/2022 #14

In 2011, the space shuttle and space station crews hugged goodbye after more than a week together, but saved their most heartfelt farewell for Discovery, which was on its final voyage after nearly three decades. #SpaceShuttle #NASA #ISS

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#22 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 03/09/2022 #15

In 2011, after a trip to the International Space Station, shuttle Discovery ended its career as the most flown U.S. spaceship, returning from orbit for the last time. #SpaceShuttle #ISS

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#23 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/04/2022 #16

In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off into orbit on its maiden voyage. (It was destroyed in the disaster of January 1986.) #SpaceShuttle #NASA

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#24 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/12/2022 #15

In 1981, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off from Cape Canaveral on its first test flight. #SpaceShuttle #NASA

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#25 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/24/2022 #11

In 1990, the space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL, carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope. #Hubble #SpaceShuttle

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#26 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/27/2022 #17

In 2012, the space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a jumbo jet, sailed over the New York City skyline on its final flight before becoming a museum piece aboard the USS Intrepid. #SpaceShuttle #NASA AP seems to live in the world of grainy B&W photos?

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#27 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/07/2022 #13

In 1992, the latest addition to America’s space shuttle fleet, Endeavour, went on its 1st flight. #SpaceShuttle #NASA

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#28 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/16/2022 #17

In 2010, space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station. #SpaceShuttle #ISS

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#29 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/16/2022 #18

In 2011, Endeavour blasted off on NASA’s next to last shuttle flight commanded by Mark Kelly, husband of wounded Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. #SpaceShuttle #MarkKelly

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#30 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/27/2022 #15

In 2011, astronauts Mike Fincke and Gregory Chamitoff made history as the final spacewalkers of NASA’s 30-year shuttle program, completing construction of the International Space Station with the smooth addition of an extension pole. #SpaceShuttle #NASA #ISS

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#31 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/04/2024 #2

The retired space shuttle Endeavour is hoisted into a vertical orientation as it is positioned to be attached to a rocket for display at the California Science Center.

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