Space Shuttle Endeavour Makes Final Flight
September 20, 2012 3:52 PM 
NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour made 25 flights into Earth orbit during its shortened lifetime. It was designed to make at least 100 round trips to space, but the shuttle fleet was retired last year and the remaining shuttles have found new homes in museums around the country.
The Endeavour was the last shuttle added to the fleet and completed a variety of missions in low Earth orbit. What about the other remaining orbiters? Discovery is now at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The Atlantis will stay at Kennedy Space Center.
The Endeavor would usually cross the United States in minutes, while in orbit. But this cross-country trip has been a little longer – three days.
In October, the orbiter will be transported through the streets to its home at the California Science Center.
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