Não é todo dia que uma nave espacial pousa em Los Angeles. Embora este tivesse sido seu primeiro pouso no grande aeroporto da cidade, foi também o último do Ônibus Espacial Endeavour, quando ele terminou seu passeio pelos céus da Califórnia e pousou, ainda que sobre o dorso de um Boeing 747 Jumbo, pela última vez na história.
Neste seu derradeiro voo a nave e seus aviões de escolta foram fotografados nas proximidades de vários marcos turísticos da Califórnia, como a Ponte Golden Gate, em São Francisco, o letreiro de Hollywood, e a linha do horizonte de Los Angeles. Antes disso, em maio, a nave espacial Enterprise foi fotografada passando por vários marcos de Nova York a caminho do Museu Aeroespacial Intrepid Sea.
Na foto, a nave aparece durante a aproximação para o pouso em Los Anegles, na semana passada, sobrevoando uma das ruas principais de Los Angeles. Agora aposentadas, as naves espaciais se tornaram todas peças de museu, e a Endeavour deverá ser levada através das ruas de Los Angeles para o California Science Center.
It's not every day that a space shuttle lands at LAX.
Although this was a first for the major Los Angeles airport hub, it was a
last for the space shuttle Endeavour, as it completed its tour of
California skies and
landed, albeit atop a
747 Jumbo,
for the last time.
During its last flight the iconic shuttle and its chase planes were photographed near several of California's own icons including the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Hollywood Sign, and the skyline of Los Angeles. Previously, in May, the space shuttle Enterprise was captured passing behind several of New York City's icons on its way to the Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum.
Pictured above, the piggybacking shuttle was snapped on approach last week to LAX as it crossed above and beyond a major Los Angeles street. Now retired, the space shuttles are all museum pieces, with the above shuttle scheduled to be towed along the streets of LA to the California Science Center.
During its last flight the iconic shuttle and its chase planes were photographed near several of California's own icons including the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Hollywood Sign, and the skyline of Los Angeles. Previously, in May, the space shuttle Enterprise was captured passing behind several of New York City's icons on its way to the Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum.
Pictured above, the piggybacking shuttle was snapped on approach last week to LAX as it crossed above and beyond a major Los Angeles street. Now retired, the space shuttles are all museum pieces, with the above shuttle scheduled to be towed along the streets of LA to the California Science Center.
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