****in' A! Endeavor just flew over my house!
 

Unbelievably AWESOME! I remember watching the first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, on TV during it's maiden voyage.

Can't wait for the next phase of space exploration!

There isn't going to be any money for future space exploration. Obama already has that money earmarked for celebrating Islam and apologizing for our bad behavior.

Christ, man. Can't anything be non-political once in a while?

As for the OP, that's pretty cool. My ex-uncle posted a pic on FB of it flying by his office building in Houston. That'd be pretty neat to see.

well shit. I'm in Burbank kikin it. missed it.

There was a rumor that it was going to be re-fueling over here at the Air Base. I knew it was going to be flying over Sacramento today at 9:30 though.

It was awesome. They're covering it on the local news.

oh holy hell, they flew at low altitude!

Namedropper.

ENTERPRISE ISN'T A "SPACE" SHUTTLE DAMNIT

It was a bad attempt at humour. Lighten up Francis.

I thought he had it earmarked for mandatory vaccinations and a pitbull genocide?

Wouldn't surprise me. That guy is full of bad ideas.

I presume you mean Columbia?

It's still total bullshit that Houston was denied any of the retired shuttles.

(And to add insult to insult, they landed Wednesday and had the Texas state flag upside down...)

Enterprise?

I'm confused.

Bad ass. My boys would have dug the shit out of seeing that.

Nope, Enterprise

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

I remember watching it on TV clear as day. Star Trek fans lobbied NASA to name the first shuttle Enterprise.

I keep thinking about the expense and all the trees they cut down in LA to make a path for it. Great use of our money.

That is a travesty.

Its a ****ing joke that California gets one at all.

That was just payback for LBJ.

"Hey I just got head from Sally Ride!" /Dane Czervik

Any idea what the reasoning was behind Houston not getting one?

Why? The shuttles were basically built in California.

One of my neighbors a few houses up caught it on video. I'll see if I can get it from him and link it.

That would be extra cool.

Yeah, but you mentioned first voyage. Enterprise only did glide and a few other tests. She never went into orbit or "lifted-off."

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Oh, it was only used for testing purposes.

I'm just bitter that the Air Force Museum didn't get one.

:)

Well, from my perspective, this was the same exact thing: The Endeavor was riding on the back of a jumbo jet.

JFC, are you wearing your pocket protector is it on your desk?

Okay.

Her name is Endeavour, BTW.

It flew over mine yesterday as it left Houston for California. Just a F-ING JOKE that Houston, home of NASA and otherwise known as the Space City, did not get a Shuttle...

But it was NOT a political decision...LMAO

Politics of some sort, apparently.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?se...cal&id=8342577

Oh yeah, in my haste, I forgot that all important "u".

I'm surprised you guys could even figure out what I was describing.

Why is that?

Sarcasm

People made money over these decisions, no doubt in my mind.

LMAO

Dongertroll is awesome. I bet his internal dialouge went something like "I bet I can get Dane to all-caps type 'mother**** your mom' in ten posts or less".

LMAO

Oh, okay. I was just wondering.

Pretty cool.

http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/15/23/43.../3/628x471.jpg

How can this be? I always assumed Danes ranch and Hacienda was a "No Fly Zone" ?

I was in a meeting in a conference room overlooking Central Park when the Enterprise flew right by us a few months ago, and the room just fell silent as we all stared out the window.
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Mesmerizing, isn't it?

I had a friend that moved to Florida (West Palm Beach) back in the early 90's. He called me late in LA one night when because the Space Shuttle had just launched from the Cape. He was in awe and was SO pumped up at what he saw that we ended up talking for hours.

It's a pretty indescribable feeling to see this firsthand, as opposed to on the TV.

That's pretty darn cool.

But, are you sure that's what it was, Mr. DaneMcCloud?

I mean, are you certain it wasn't just Lindsay Lohan in a Beemer after jumping the curb?

FAX

Definitely. Makes you feel like a little kid again.
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http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YY...CE-SHUTTLE.JPG

Anyone familiar with the rental car lots at LAX realizes that anyone there got a REALLY close look.

LMAO

Gulp...

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Pretty interesting what the have done to try and keep the air somewhat clean on the vertical stabilizer of the 747.

I'm curious to know why it needs a fighter escort. Are they afraid that Mexico is gonna fuel up a salvaged SU-11 and try to shoot down the Endeavour?

That isn't an escort, per se. Once it landed at LAX, Endeavour's cargo bay was opened and 11,518 illegals were inside.

A friend's pic over Lake Hollywood

I do not understand why people get so excited over something like this.

GO MOTHER**** YOUR MOM!!!

I don't think you're very good at this

I was merely repeating Bowser. Take it up with him, ****face.

Well, we used to be sanguine about things like this around here.

But this past summer we were visited by one of the world's pre-eminent minds who informed us that phenomena of this nature can break apart in mid-air at any moment.

Interest, piqued!!!

Reminds me of a bit of trivia, can't recall if Q, here.

But who ****s in one movie someone who was his mom in another.

I don't know, but this is funny:

http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com...71238857064556

I'd hit it.

I'd ask him to take that watch off first. It might scrape your back.

Did it fly down the coast? My friend saw it in San Fran.

We were all on the 5th floor roof of the parking garage at work near ABC7 Burbank and got a prime flyover. We were happy to see it at all, but then it banked and we got the greatest look! It looked as close to me as the view in the Hollywood picture. So cool. People on roofs cheering.

Yeah, it was an amazing feeling and I guess Griffith Park was packed! We were fortunate to see it from our home.

I work by LAX and I avoided it on purpose today because of the crowds. I think I've seen 30 pictures of it so far Facebook. What did it do - circle the whole LA basin, Valley and Orange County?

Yeah.

http://cbsla.files.wordpress.com/201...pg?w=300&h=225

That's just silly.

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LMAO

That's technically Booboo's mom, AKA the Human Thumb.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u79q8y6gNv...6.20.00+PM.png

Wow, what's with all this proud American Exceptionalism going on in this thread? I thought that was dead?

Brings a tear to my eye.

Came right by me too -- took a video but don't know how to post it.

Was very cool - about 500 feet off the ground cruising down PCH...

LOVE IT ER LEAVE IT

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Meh, Mama Booboo isn't all that exceptional.