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The space shuttle Endeavour approaches sister shuttle Atlantis in the background for a brief photo opportunity at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour moved from Bay 2 of the Orbiter Processing Facility to switch places with Atlantis which had been in Vehicle Assembly Building VAB. In the VAB, Endeavour will undergo final preparations for its cross-country ferry flight targeted for mid-September. The work is part of Transition and Retirement of the remaining space shuttles, Endeavour and Atlantis. Endeavour is being prepared for public display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Endeavour was the last space shuttle added to NASA’s orbiter fleet. Over the course of its 19-year career, Endeavour spent 299 days in space during 25 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2012-4482
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STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
STS-118 - EOM - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
Summary
Description: ALERT STILL COVERAGE OF TOUCHDOWN. VIEW FROM OUTSIDE OF FENCE. LOOKING NORTH "WITH ORBITER COMING TOWARD CAMERA" SHOW TOUCHDOWN LOCATE AT AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM TOUCHDOWN POINT TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE IMAGE SIZE WHEN THE ORBITER CONTACTS THE RUNWAY. COMMITTED ONLY FOR RUNWAY 15 (NORTH TO SOUTH) LANDINGS
Item: DL020-EOM
Date Taken: 8/21/2007
Image Type: DIGITAL STILLS
STS118 LAUNCH AND LANDING
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eom
sts 118 endeavour
nasa
launch and landing
high resolution
ultra high resolution
runway
landings
show touchdown
touchdown point
adequate image size
touchdown
orbiter contacts
digital stills sts 118
orbiter
appropriate distance
view
space program
Date
25/07/2005 - 21/07/2011
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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