Endeavour Departure
Read MoreThe C-9 Pathfinder takes off first. As the name implies, the Pathfinder's role is to find routes of safe passage through weather systems.
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With Endeavour on its back, the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft begins to taxi towards the North end of the runway.
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With the T-38 (left) and C-9 (right) formed up in the skies, the 747 begins its takeoff roll.
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The 747 and Endeavour on takeoff roll.
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Takeoff. Space Shuttle Endeavour begins her final journey as seen in this remote camera view from the South end of the runway.
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Once in the air, the duo takes a tour around area landmarks, including Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cocoa Beach, the KSC Visitor Complex, and the Vehicle Assembly Building (pictured).
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The pair returns to the Shuttle Landing Facility for one final, low pass across the runway.
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Endeavour bids the historic spaceport farewell and heads West. Only one sister ship, Atlantis, will remain at Kennedy Space Center.
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