Ferry Flight Could Begin Sunday

[Inside KSC News Feeds]

Space shuttle Endeavour could begin its cross-country flight from California to Florida on Sunday. Processing work to ready the spacecraft for its ride atop a modified 747 is proceeding smoothly. The course the flight will take and its timing will depend on weather along the way. Endeavour is being processed at Dryden by a team of shuttle specialists from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Several steps are taken to prepare the shuttle for the flight, including attaching an aerodynamic cone over the three main engines and two orbital maneuvering system pods.


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[ATSF90East]

I hope that they do an overnight stop again at Whiteman AFB, MO. I remember standing at the north end of the base, under the wing of a gate guard B-52, looking at Discovery on top of the 747 SCA at night, with a B-2 Spirit doing touch and go landings to my left....does not get much better than this :-)

[Rick]

Its an awsome sight. When flying up the coast of Florida, its flying low enough to give a great view.