Endeavour finally reaches permanent LA museum home

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Space shuttle Endeavour arrived at Los Angeles museum after 12-mile trip across city.

15 October,2012 04:36 am

It took much longer than expected, but the Space shuttle Endeavour has finally reached its permanent resting place at a Los Angeles museum.After a 12-mile (19-kilometer) journey through city streets that included thousands of adoring onlookers, flashing cameras and even the filming of a TV commercial, Endeavour arrived at the California Science Center Sunday to a greeting party of city leaders and other dignitaries that had expected it many hours earlier.Organizers had planned a slow trip, saying the spacecraft that once orbited at more than 17,000 mph (27,000 kph) would move at just 2 mph (3.2 kph) in its final voyage.But that estimate turned out to be generous, with Endeavour often creeping along at a barely detectable pace when it wasnt at a dead stop due to difficult-to-maneuver obstacles like trees and light posts.