Who saw the Space Shuttle Endeavour on top of the 747?

[SkyvanDelta]

I saw it as it flew North over the Bay from San Leandro, Oakland, Alameda area this morning at 10:13am from about 1-2 miles away. About the size of a penny held at arms length. Bye bye Endeavour. Enjoy resting at your new home.

There are a few videos of it on YouTube flying over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

[tim]

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Saw it in Walnut Creek just after 10. I had heard it had left Sacto and looked up at just the right time. It flew directly overhead headed southwest at a few thousand feet.

[AcroGimp]

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200' low level pass at MHV, I will post up the video and some pics from friends after I stop crying.

Saw Columbia on the Shuttle Carrier at OKC on her way to KSC for the first mission more than 30 years ago - just a shame to retire them so early.

[NOVA]

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Here was my view of it from my office in downtown SF:



Here was one of my friends views:

[TwoZeroWest]

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Flew over SQL this morning.

[C_roundy]

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Flew over SQL this morning.

Outstanding. I've got a serious lump in my throat from staring at that shot, and it just won't go away.

My God, the magnitude of all that it represents...

Imagine, +50,100,200, and 500 years from now, how pivotally important the juncture in history that the shot captures will still be...

More than a little sad, but very, very proud.
So Thank You TwoZeroWest, Chuck

[wolfee]

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I saw it this morning in Sacramento. They flew it up the I-5 corridor made a right hand turn over the 2 air force bases, then departed west over Sacramento to san Fran.

I took 200 or so pics I will post soo as I get them back from my dad.

I can now say I have seen every space shuttle fly. How awesome is that!

[TwoZeroWest]

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Outstanding. I've got a serious lump in my throat from staring at that shot, and it just won't go away.

My God, the magnitude of all that it represents...

Imagine, +50,100,200, and 500 years from now, how pivotally important the juncture in history that the shot captures will still be...

More than a little sad, but very, very proud.
So Thank You TwoZeroWest, Chuck

You're welcome! Glad you like the shot!

[IcePaq]

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I remember looking up and seeing the "enterprise" on the back of the 747 back in 1985 while I was on the way to the drag strip.

[FuryFan]

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I posted this in another thread also. Here's Endeavour and company flying over the house right after T/O from Edwards.

Kevin

[SkyvanDelta]

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I posted this in another thread also. Here's Endeavour and company flying over the house right after T/O from Edwards.

Kevin

Just noticed in your photo the large bump on the belly of the 747, like it's pregnant. What's inside there, a baby 747? Who's the father?

It doesn't look as noticeable in the photo posted by TwoZeroWest above.

Just found a 38 minute video from the Helicopter from Channel 5 CBS in San Francisco: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...php#item-11436

[Victor Archer]

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Over Disneyland!

[FlyKidChris]

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I watched the flight pass over the Hollywood sign and then "cruise" Hollywood Blvd.

It was a melancholy moment for me. I saw Enterprise fly piggyback before the drop tests and I was in Titusville for the first launch, so it felt like I'd seen the beginning of the program. And the end.

Bittersweet.

[F4U-7]

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I've got a picture to share. Taken from Runyon Canyon above Hollyweird. We were lucky to get two passes over us as a result of their flight route.

[FuryFan]

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Victor, that pic of the Matterhorn/shuttle is awesome. Did you call NASA ahead of time and give the coordinates that you would be at?

Kevin