Endeavor: The Last Space Shuttle

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This weekend, I went to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, along with my husband, one of our daughters, and one of my grandsons. The highlight of our visit was an opportunity to see the last space shuttle ... The Endeavor. The Endeavor was built in order to replace The Challenger, which tragically blew up shortly after take-off, killing the entire crew, including the "teacher in space." After the space shuttle program was ended, the remaining shuttles were sent to various science centers around the U.S. so people could see them up close. When the Endeavor was delivered to Los Angeles five years ago, it arrived on the back of another airplane. Before landing, it flew all over the Los Angeles area. We could see it from the high school where I worked in Irvine. It flew over Disneyland and an elementary school in North Orange County were one of our daughters was working. Then, it flew all over the Los Angeles basin, including over the Hollywood sign. My next few articles will show a few pictures of The Endeavor and its journey to LA. It is amazing to see.