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A satellite snapped a picture of NASA SCA 905 and Space Shuttle Endeavour during the final ferry flight.

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And here's a panorama shot of Endeavour's arrival to LAX.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...1501.htmlstory

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jordan do you know why Discovery was flown so much more than the other shuttle's?

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Of course she does!! Just don't ask her who Clint Eastwood is.....

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Originally Posted by Redemption

Of course she does!! Just don't ask her who Clint Eastwood is.....

well i guess she is just too young for Clint's movies

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Originally Posted by AZCamaroFan

jordan do you know why Discovery was flown so much more than the other shuttle's?

Because Discovery was the oldest.

Before the Challenger disaster, Challenger was the most used orbiter.

Before the Columbia disaster, Columbia was the most used orbiter.

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Originally Posted by Redemption

Of course she does!! Just don't ask her who Clint Eastwood is.....

OH MY GOD.

I'm starting to think Jason has a man-crush on Clint Eastwood.

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Originally Posted by Overflow

Because Discovery was the oldest.

Before the Challenger disaster, Challenger was the most used orbiter.

Before the Columbia disaster, Columbia was the most used orbiter.

yeah but after Columbia was destroyed it seemed like 2 of every 3 missions were Discovery. i would have thought they'd use Endeavor more since it was the newest.

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Originally Posted by Overflow

OH MY GOD.

I'm starting to think Jason has a man-crush on Clint Eastwood.

Just trying to educate you on a great actor.

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Originally Posted by AZCamaroFan

yeah but after Columbia was destroyed it seemed like 2 of every 3 missions were Discovery. i would have thought they'd use Endeavor more since it was the newest.

Because honestly I think Discovery is NASA's favorite orbiter. Plus it was the most famous and talked about. So Discovery's launches were more publicized.

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Yesterday, SCA 905 flew back to Dryden. This was it's final flight. It will now become a parts donor for the Sophia Program.


SCA 905's sister, SCA 911, retired last Feburary.

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A video of Space Shuttle Endeavour being moved in her hangar for the next couple weeks.

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Pics of Endeavour in her temporary home at LAX.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqp...7631615657965/