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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour is lifted into the mate-demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will be positioned and connected to the top of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the aid of the device. The shuttle has been fitted with an aerodynamic tailcone for its upcoming ferry flight. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era. For more information on the shuttles' transition and retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-5173
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Summary
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew helps escort a NASA training shuttle to the Nassau Bay Hilton Hotel dock in League City, June 1, 2012. Crew members from multiple Coast Guard units and the Coast Guard Auxiliary helped guide the shuttle safely through the tight ship channel and under the Kemah bridge, as it made its way to the Johnson Space Center. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm)
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coast guard escorts a nasa training shuttle to the nassau bay hilton hotel dock in league city
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01/06/2012
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