The collision was cleared Thursday afternoon and remains under investigation. Los Angeles residents may have the chance to see the piggyback pair in flight upon Endeavours arrival for. 17, from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida headed to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Space shuttle Endeavour is carried on one of NASAs modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on a ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after its last landing at Edwards Air Force Base in November 2008. Most of the people on the bus weren't injured, but officials say two people were rushed to the hospital in serious condition and seven others were sent with minor injuries.Īuthorities said no pedestrians in the area were hurt. One of 10 NASA field centers across the United States, and the launch site for every U.S. - Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASAs modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, will make the final ferry flight of the Space Shuttle Program era when it departs Monday, Sept. The shuttle will be displayed in a temporary hangar-style metal. 21 after a ceremonial piggyback flight around California. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. It had been parked at the airport in Los Angeles since arriving on Sept. Los Angeles, California, USA - September 21, 2012: Space Shuttle Endeavor makes its final landing at noon at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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when authorities began receiving reports of a bus crashed into a pole near one of the ramps to Sky Way.Īccording to authorities, there were 24 people on board - including the driver - at the time of the crash. Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASAs Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built. September 12, 2012, The NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour arrives at LAX. (NASA) AugNASA is deploying a few high-flying paparazzi to Hollywood to scout out the best photo spots for next month's arrival of one of its biggest stars: space shuttle Endeavour. October 1,1928, Los Angeles Municipal Airport, originally known as Mines Field. 25 to scout photo ops for Endeavour's California arrival in September. LOS ANGELES (KABC) - Nine people were injured Thursday during a crash involving a shuttle bus at the Los Angeles International Airport, city fire officials say. A T-38 and F-18 jet will fly over Los Angeles on Aug.
Nine people were injured Thursday during a crash involving a shuttle bus at the Los Angeles International Airport, city fire officials say.