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Both sites were former landing locations for the shuttles when they returned from space. On the way, the SCA will make low flyovers of the White Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces, N.M., and NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California, prior to landing around mid-day at Dryden.
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20).Įllington's runway is not quite long enough to support a fully-fueled, shuttle-carrying SCA for this flight, and so the jumbo jet will make an additional re-fueling stop at Biggs Army Air Field in El Paso, Texas, before continuing on its way to southern California. Instead, the shuttle, atop the jetliner, will leave Ellington at sunrise on Thursday (Sept. In addition to the SCA, Ellington supports NASA's Super Guppy cargo plane, the now retired Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) Gulfstream jets, and NASA's fleet of T-38 two-engine astronaut training jets.īefore the weather delayed its Florida departure, the SCA and Endeavour were to scheduled to stay in Houston for two days.
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Endeavour was on its way from California to Florida to be readied for its first mission, STS-49, which launched a year later.Įllington Field is the aircraft operations base for Johnson Space Center. On May 9, 1991, Endeavour arrived at the same air field during a refueling stop on its very first ferry flight. EDT, 0200 GMT).Įndeavour's Ellington arrival on this, its final flight, brings this particular shuttle's history full circle. Public viewing of the aircraft and Endeavour will begin a half hour after the vehicles are safely secured and continue until 9 p.m. EDT 1545 GMT), the SCA is expected to land at Ellington Field in Houston and taxi to NASA Hangar 990. The SCA with Endeavour will also navigate a low flyover of NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC).Īt approximately 10:45 a.m. Hobby airports as well as the downtown skyline and the San Jacinto Monument. EDT 1400-1530 GMT) and fly near a variety of landmarks in the greater Houston area, including the George Bush Intercontinental and William P. The ferry flight is expected to enter the Texas Gulf Coast region between 9 a.m. The two sites tested the shuttle engines and built the external fuel tanks, respectively. After leaving Florida, the SCA with Endeavour is expected to follow the I-10 traffic corridor along the Gulf Coast, at times lowering to 1,500 feet (460 meters) to perform flyovers of the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.