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Space Shuttle Endeavour – the first and final photos

by | 13th, October 2012

THE 75-tonne Space Shuttle Endeavour used to travel at 17,500mph. It took eight and a half minutes to reach that speed from zero on its 25 missions into space. It went a tad slower as it passed through Los Angeles on its way to the California Science Centre. Endeavour clocked up 123m miles in space. It never had to deal with LA’s roads:

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The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour share a laugh during the press conference, Sept. 17, 1992. The crew from left to right are payload commander Mark Lee, astronaut Mae Jemison; back row, Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri, flight engineer Jay Apt, astronaut Jan Davis; front row, commander Robert “Hoot” Gibson, and pilot Curtis Brown., Jr. (AP Photo)

 



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