Space shuttle Endeavour will take off from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., aboard the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at noon EST. It is scheduled to arrive at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at about 2:40 p.m. today.

Depending on the weather on Florida’s Atlantic coast at arrival, pilots of the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft could fly over Cocoa Beach, Fla., during the return. The pilots will make that decision when they near the area.

The 747 is being fueled at the Barksdale base after staying at the facility overnight. Endeavour began its ferry flight from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Wednesday. Endeavour landed at Edwards Nov. 30 at the end of STS-126.


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