Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. Police controlled traffic engineers and technicians lifted power lines and took down traffic lights while approximately 1.5 million people lined the sidewalks to celebrate the event. The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Endeavour was the fifth and final Space Shuttle NASA built. Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on its first flight, STS-49, 28 years ago this month on May 7, 1992. At 78 feet wide, 57 feet high and 122 feet long - longer than two school buses - navigating the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood required the guidance and skill of over 100 people. Kevin Wilcox The Shuttle performed flawlessly in a difficult mission to capture and repair satellite. Endeavour successfully completed 25 missions into. After landing at Los Angeles International Airport, the biggest adventure was yet to come, transporting Endeavour through the heart of urban Los Angeles to its new home at the California Science Center. At launch, the Shuttle, external tank, solid rocket boosters and all the fuel combined had a total weight of 4.4 million pounds. Endeavour at Kennedy Space Centers Launch Pad 39 before its final mission, STS-134. Exactly one week ago, the space agency finally got its marching orders from President Barack Obama: Ditch the. The 13-day mission comes at an agonizing time for NASA.
After arrival, Endeavour honored many California landmarks as it flew over the State from Sacramento to Southern California while onlookers marveled at the sight all along the way. A quick look at the launch video showed a couple pieces of foam insulation breaking off Endeavour's external fuel tank, but none appeared to strike the shuttle, officials said.
Endeavour first flew on the back of a Boeing 747 from Cape Canaveral, Florida to Edwards Air Force Base in California, while making several stops along the way. The leak was discovered after NASA personnel began to fill Endeavours external fuel tank. “Moving space shuttle Endeavour across the United States was a massive undertaking. NASA has canceled todays early morning launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour because of a hydrogen fuel leak.
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