Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands In Los Angeles After Final Flight (PHOTOS)

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September 22, 2012 4:03 PM EST

Space shuttle Endeavour completed its final voyage when it landed at the Los Angeles International Airport Friday after flying piggyback on a modified Boeing 747 over some of the landmarks in California, thrilling thousands of onlookers.

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The space shuttle Endeavour atop the 747 shuttle carrier aircraft flies over the LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

Endeavour, which flew 25 missions to the International Space Station from May 1992 until May 2011, will now be moved to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where it will be put on display from Oct. 30.

Check out the pictures of Endeavour’s final voyage.

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The space shuttle Endeavour atop the 747 shuttle carrier aircraft flies over the LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

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Space shuttle Endeavour and 747 carrier aircraft soar over Golden Gate Bridge during final portion of its tour of California.

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Handout photo of space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, over the California coast near Ventura, on its way to Los Angeles.

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Handout photo of space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, over the California coast near Ventura, on its way to Los Angeles.

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Handout photo of the Space Shuttle Endeavour landing at Los Angeles International Airport Friday, Sept 21

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