Awesome photos of the Space Shuttle ENDEAVOR coming in

[DigitalBuddha]

"Last Flight To Heaven" by SONIC KOCO - Tribute song to Atlantis, the last ever space shuttle flight

Far out! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLXB1k2Q7D4

And a few shots of ENDEAVOR coming into Los Angeles.............

[Caesar dude]

Isn't she just so beautiful?

Anyone got a spare hundred?

I am so fucking sad that the shuttle programme has been abandoned!

Peace.

[DigitalBuddha]

Isn't she just so beautiful?

Anyone got a spare hundred?

I am so fucking sad that the shuttle programme has been abandoned!

Peace.

Same here, and we have nothing to replace it being currently built. They may restart the Orion vehicle program, but as of now, no moon program. I hope they do build the Orion for actual use.

The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle was originally part of NASA's Constellation Program, which is no longer an active NASA program. However, the design for Orion was carried forward as the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (Orion MPCV) as part of NASA's new plans to explore beyond low Earth orbit and into deep space. For the latest information on Orion MPCV, visit the Orion MPCV page.

Check out - http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/constellation/orion/index.html

[Caesar dude]

You lot with all the money! That is the USA. Have to stop wasting  your federal dollars on wars and start investing in space!

The Chinese will overtake you and will land a man on the moon again within 20 years....when they do then America is fucked!

They will be the supreme power!

I'll be pleased for the science but hugely disappointed for mankind. (that may be racist!)

Peace my similarly nerdy dude!

[DigitalBuddha]

You lot with all the money! That is the USA. Have to stop wasting  your federal dollars on wars and start investing in space!

The Chinese will overtake you and will land a man on the moon again within 20 years....when they do then America is fucked!

They will be the supreme power!

I'll be pleased for the science but hugely disappointed for mankind. (that may be racist!)

Peace my similarly nerdy dude!

Fuckin' eh, man, you're right, we have no excuse!

[Caesar dude]

In the 6th photo you posted.

There is much symmetry and such poetry and a hint of parenthood as the 747 takes her baby for her last ride back to the nest after letting her flee for such a long time.

All children come home eventually even if they have seen such wonders that their parents could only have dreamed of.

But the parents give them the wings and the dreams to fly further and allow them that freedom and that is why they perform so well.

God speed Endeavour. Rest in your retirement. I hope that every visitor to the museum can hold you in as high esteem as I do.

What an achievement 19 years of service.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavou

I know that in 50 years time children will still be awed by your presence.

peace

[Hominid]

Frikin' awesome pics DB!!! 

[DigitalBuddha]

@Caesar dude - Yeah, glad they are preserving Endeavor for future generations, hopefully she will inspire.

@Hominid - cool, I thought you would dig those, dude!