Saturday, 13 October 2012

Space shuttle pauses on trip to Los Angeles museum

LOS ANGELES - At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour circled the globe at 17,500 mph (28,160 million kph), faster than a speeding bullet. In retirement, it’s crawling along the streets of Los Angeles at a sluggish 2 mph (3 kph), a pace that rush-hour commuters can sympathize with.

Endeavour’s two-day, 12-mile (19 kilometer) road trip to the California Science Center where it will be put on display kicked off around midnight Friday. Rolled on a 160-wheeled carrier, it left from

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