Endeavour's Final Visit - September 19th, 2012
USA employees gather on top of the 600 Gemini parking garage to see Endeavour flyby
A two day weather delay has if finally arriving in Houston
Aaron and Robert get their cameras ready
Lisa & Tey look for Endeavour, Robert tweaks his settings
David shows off his forgotten aerospace engineering skills
Endeavor finally peaks out of the trees
The cameras come out and follow it across the sky
The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and T-38 passby
Endeavour make a second passover
Back and forth the shuttle fliesby
Making sure everyone gets a good photo of the aircraft
Endeavour is photoed with different landmarks behind it
And many passes are required to get it done
The pilot even practices a carrier landing
Touch and go then back into the air
Another flyby of Endeavour
The flyovers are getting closer and closer
It passes by and continues on
But circles back again for another pass
One more pass before coming in for a landing
Slow up and look pretty for the cameras
Time to line up for the landing at Ellington
Drop the landing gear as they approach
T-38 catches up to give eyes for the landing
Endeavour slips past the office building and lands
David is excite on the ride over to see Endeavour
We park in the wrong spot and earn a long walk around a fenced in runway
Lina, Denise, Lisa & Aaron walk toward Endeavour
First glimpse of Endeavour peaks between the buildings
Plenty of cars and people make the trek to see Endeavour before it returns to LA forever
Endeavour gets closer but we still must circle the buildings
Finally get around through the gates for a clear view
Get a photo at the ropes & lose the people within the shot
Come around to see the front of Endeavour and the SCA
Nice shot, few people, all good
Put the 300mm lens on for some closeups of Endeavour
Closeup of Forward Reaction Control System
Orbital Maneuvering System closeup
Closeup of Endeavour's nameplate
165 prior space shuttle ferry flights
List of SCA's crew on it's final ferry flight
David poses with Endeavour from a distance
Backup sister, space worker needs his photo taken please
Fire away before more people crowd in
21 years later David is back posing with Endeavour
Flashback to Endeavour's first visit May 6th, 1991
Lisa's turn for a photo with Endeavour
Aaron gets in front of the camera for a change
Backoff and let other visitors get their closeup photos
We start to head out and realize we need a group shot
Aaron, Lisa, Lina, Denise and David pose with Endeavour
David can't resist and gets a final pose with Endeavour
Our last chance to take photos so lets take a few more
David is wondering why it is so dark outside suddenly
Oh, yah, gotta remove the lens cap first
Why yes, I meant to do that
Hey is that the Enterprise coming in for a landing?
Next stop LA, where it was made and refurbished
Bag up the camera and head back to work