F/A-18 view of Space Shuttle Endeavour's tour of SoCal

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F/A-18 view of Space Shuttle Endeavour's tour of SoCal

Post by Lawndart » Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:28 pm

SCA-Endeavour extended aerial view during its tour of Southern California on September 21, 2012. Views include Malibu, Dodger Stadium, California Science Center, the Los Angeles Colosseum, downtown Los Angeles, the Hollywood Sign, Griffith Observatory, Pasadena, the Rose Bowl, Santa Monica, Long Beach, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Space X, Universal Studios, and Point Mugu before landing at Los Angeles International Airport at 12:51 pm PT.

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/stat ... 09_12.html

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Post by Convertible » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:45 pm

That was way cool. I was watching it live when they actually did that but from the vantage point of the news crews on the ground. It was pretty cool to see if from the air. That would have been awesome to fly chase. Great post.

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Post by Ells » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:33 pm

Simply amazing!!
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