You can bet Mr. Hunter made sure to be there when Space Shuttle Endeavour flew overhead on its farewell flyover tour of California.
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| Mr. Hunter and some of the many people who waited at Moffett. That's the skeleton of Hangar One in the background. |
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| Our first glimpses as Endeavour arrived. |
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| Endeavour and its 747 (SCA905NA) flew about 800 feet above us at Moffett Field. |
As we recounted in this June 2011 post, Mr. Hunter and his keeper had the thrill of seeing Space Shuttle Endeavour launch on June 5, 2002.
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| Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-111. |
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| Two delighted shuttle launch spectators. That's smoke from the STS-111 launch in the background. |
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| A few years later, Mr. Hunter got to tour one of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Here's a Wikipedia article about these special 747s. |
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A bittersweet sight.
Endeavour flies away to finish its farewell tour.
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Moffett Field
Mountain View, California
September 2012
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