Space Shuttle Endeavour Heads West To New Mission

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Wed, 09/19/2012 - 4:42am

NASA's youngest shuttle departed Kennedy Space Center at sunrise on the first leg of its flight to California. It's bolted to the top of a jumbo jet.

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