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Watch live: Space Shuttle Endeavour travels to its new home

The space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to make its way through Los Angeles Sunday to the California Space Center. Video of the last leg of the shuttle’s journey, via NBC News, can be seen below. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [Image via Agence…

Space shuttle Endeavour makes final journey — by road

The US space shuttle Endeavour began its final journey Friday, at the less-than rocket-propelled speed of 2 mph (3.2 kmh), in a meticulously planned trip through the streets of Los Angeles. Some 400 trees have had to be cut down — provoking mild protests from locals — and power lines…

Watch live: Space shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing in California

Space shuttle Endeavour, piggy-backed on a modified 747, flies around Los Angeles prior before making its final landing at Los Angeles International Airport. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…

Space shuttle Endeavour makes its final flight to retire in California

US space shuttle Endeavour took off Thursday morning for the second leg of its voyage into retirement in California, riding piggyback on a specially fitted Boeing 747. The shuttle left Houston early in the morning, after spending the previous day on display at Ellington Air Field. Endeavour left Cape Canaveral,…

Space shuttle ‘Endeavour’ on final flight to museum

US space shuttle Endeavour departed Wednesday morning on its final voyage, heading cross-country from Florida to California, riding piggyback on a specially fitted Boeing 747. The shuttle took off several minutes behind the scheduled 7:15 am (1115 GMT) departure. The transfer had previously been postponed twice because of bad weather.…

US shuttle Endeavour docks at space station

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US space shuttle Endeavour, with six astronauts on board including an Italian, docked at the International Space Station on Wednesday, NASA said. The docking, the next to last for the US shuttle program, took place at 1014 GMT, according to a commentator on NASA TV, which…

Astronauts board Endeavour for next-to-last shuttle flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) – Astronauts boarded the space shuttle Endeavour on Monday as it prepared to blast off toward International Space Station on the penultimate flight for the US shuttle program. The 8:56 am (1256 GMT) launch is expected to draw as many as 500,000 onlookers to the area…

Space shuttle Endeavour begins countdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Countdown has begun for the final flight of the Endeavour, scheduled to lift off Monday on the American space program’s second to last mission to the International Space Station. Astronauts will deliver a potent physics experiment to probe the origins of the universe during the 16-day…