NASA's retired space shuttles: 12 iconic views from Endeavor, Enterprise, and Discovery's flyovers
Three hardworking orbiters take their final victory rounds enroute to California, New York, and Washington D.C.
By The Week Staff | September 24, 2012
NASA's retired space shuttles: 13 iconic views from Endeavor, Enterprise, and Discovery's flyovers
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etired space shuttles Endeavour, Enterprise, and Discovery have visited sights that are literally out of this world. But before each made their final landings here on Earth — as Endeavour did at Los Angeles International airport on Sept. 21 — they made low-flying tours past the country's national treasures. Here, a look at some of these amazing photo-ops....
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