Last Mission: 12 Miles

Inglewood California

Great West Forum

Photos taken by Alex Yu 

In October the decommissioned Space Shuttle Endeavor took its final mission in Inglewood, California. It was hauled from Los Angeles Airport to California Science Museum at 2-mile per hour on October 12 and 13. The entire journey was 12 miles only, but the city had to remove numerous trees and lamp poles in order to let the Shuttle go through the city streets. You may wonder why I presented just a few photos here. On Oct 12 I had circled around the streets in Inglewood for an hour but still could not find any parking space. On Oct 13 when I arrived at the first stop of the route before the scheduled viewing time, the security told me that the shuttle had left earlier than the original plan. I ran to the second stop but there were hundred thousands of viewers. Needless to say, it was impossible to get closer to the shuttle or to obtain a better perspective. Some smart people parked far away and rode there by bicycle, and some got there by motorcycle. And I walked 2 miles (one-way) with three camera and four lenses! This is the best I can do.