THE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT BLOG: From the Space Shuttle to Beyond

Endeavour Deactivated... NASA's youngest orbiter became the last of the three retired space shuttles to be permanently silenced. The final power-down of all of Endeavour's systems took place at 6:58 AM, Pacific Daylight Time, last Friday. This milestone comes 20 years after the orbiter flew on her inaugural mission, STS-49, and almost 1 year after Endeavour launched on her final flight, STS-134.

Endeavour remains on schedule to be delivered to the California Science Center, Endeavour's final home, in Los Angeles this September.


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