A NASA 747 leaves Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the space shuttle Endeavour on top, bound for Los Angeles where the shuttle will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final shuttle ferry.

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A NASA 747 leaves Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the space shuttle Endeavour on top, bound for Los Angeles where the shuttle will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final shuttle ferry.

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Endeavour flies over Coca Beach Pier, bound for Los Angeles where the shuttle will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final shuttle ferry.

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In this handout provided by NASA, NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with the space shuttle Endeavour mated on top (top) flies over Cocoa Beach along with a Pathfinder aircraft and a T-38 chase plane on September 19, 2012 in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

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The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Endeavour on top sits at Kennedy Space Center before taking off for Los Angeles on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012.

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A NASA 747 leaves Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the space shuttle Endeavour on top, bound for Los Angeles where the shuttle will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final shuttle ferry.

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Jorgen and Ruth Sabinsky watch as NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the space shuttle Endeavour mated on top flies over Cocoa Beach Pier on September 19, 2012.

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A NASA 747 leaves Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the space shuttle Endeavour on top, bound for Los Angeles where the shuttle will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final shuttle ferry.

A NASA 747 leaves Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the space shuttle Endeavour on top, bound for Los Angeles where the shuttle will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final shuttle ferry.

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A NASA 747 leaves Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the space shuttle Endeavour on top, bound for Los Angeles where the shuttle will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final shuttle ferry.

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