Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Final Passage (Updated)

Maria Streshinsky
September 21, 2012

This morning, in mere moments, NASA will fly the Endeavour over San Francisco in the final leg of its cross-country journey. It’s a slightly hazy day, so catching a glimpse might be a little tough for some folks, but keep an eye out if you are in the Bay Area. Here’s my recent sighting of the shuttle on the ground at JFK: 

UPDATE: And here at the Pacific Standard mothership in Santa Barbara, the shuttle passed over around 11:32 a.m. We don’t have any snazzy photos to show—hastily deployed iPhones are not the tool for this job. – Michael Todd

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