Moments before the shuttle touched down, a flight with Soldiers returning from Afghanistan landed. "This is really cool."Īfter seeing the space shuttle up-close, and speaking with Rieke, Reyna said she now has an interest in flying when she grows up.Īs fans young and old lined outside the DAACG to catch a glimpse of the space shuttle, it turned out to be huge surprise for some other lucky individuals. "I didn't think I would be able to get this close," said Reyna. They were brought to see the shuttle by their father, Ivan Armendariz, because he thought it would be a historical thing to see. Reyna Paola, 9, and her sister Andrea, 7, were lucky enough to get an up-close view of the space shuttle. Two such young fans might have been inspired that day. Air Force pilot, hopes that seeing the shuttle could inspire children to have an interest in math and science and possibly join NASA someday. "It is an honor to do this, and to let the folks around the country see the space shuttle." "I have been transporting shuttles across country for the last 25 years," said Henry Taylor, the flight engineer. The space shuttle is transported across country attached to a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, which is an extensively modified Boeing 747-100 airliner, said Bill Rieke, the pilot of the 747. The Endeavour is making its way from the Kennedy Space Center, located in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to its permanent retirement home at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. 21, 2012) - The Space Shuttle Endeavour, the fifth and final space-worthy NASA shuttle to be built, stopped to refuel at the Departure/Arrival Airfield Control Group at Biggs Army Airfield, Sept. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 10 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption –įORT BLISS, Texas (Sept. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 9 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 8 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 7 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption –īill Rieke, pilot of the modified Boeing 747-100 airliner transporting the Space Shuttle Endeavour across country, speaks to 9-year-old Reyna Paola and her 7-year-old sister, Andrea, as the shuttle stops to refuel at the Departure/Arrival Airfield Co. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 6 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Endeavour has been decommsioned and was making its way acr. NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour, perched atop a modified Boeing 747-100 airliner, takes off from the Departure/Arrival Airfield Control Group at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, Sept. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Endeavour has been decommsioned and was making its way across co. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour, perched atop a modified Boeing 747-100 airliner, lands at the Departure/Arrival Airfield Control Group at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, Sept.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.
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