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Blue747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 30 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 5216 times:

When will the shuttle ferry ride occur?
Any info on route? will it stay north in OK and LA?
thanks
pat in texas

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Thorny From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 5194 times:

Quoting Blue747 (Thread starter):
When will the shuttle ferry ride occur?

Correction: Florida Today is now saying next Tuesday.

Quoting Blue747 (Thread starter):
Any info on route? will it stay north in OK and LA?

No. It usually depends on the weather.

[Edited 2008-12-02 09:22:10]

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 4841 times:

Here's a site

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...544-1FCE-482E-918B-E4BE67FDB33D%7D

PSAjet17 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 242 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 4592 times:

Ferry Flight Could Begin Sunday
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:55:54 PM MST

Space shuttle Endeavour could begin its cross-country flight from California to Florida on Sunday.

Complete story at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 4248 times:

The pairing were to take in Altus AFB in Oklahoma - for an overnight stop - before heading to Columbus AFB, Mississippi,

Now no earler than Tuesday

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html

KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52
Reply 5, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 4202 times:

I wish she would come back to Carswell AFB, TX (now called NAS Fort Worth JRB). Angry

Missourifarmer From United States of America, joined Nov 2007, 42 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 4122 times:

I was in hopes there would be a stop here in Kansas City as there was back in the 80's with the shuttle!! Big grin

(Disclaimer: I do realize the previous stop was with the Enterprise and was on a tour, not an actual space faring vehicle)

http://www.airliners.net/photo/NASA/Boeing-747-123(SCA)/0015256/M/

"Pain is just weakness leaving the body!"

Moose135 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 2009 posts, RR: 12
Reply 7, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 4113 times:

Quoting Seefivein (Reply 4):
The pairing were to take in Altus AFB in Oklahoma - for an overnight stop - before heading to Columbus AFB, Mississippi,

Damn, they couldn't have done that when I was in UPT at Columbus, could they! Of course, that was 1984, and the program was a little different back then.

KC-135 - Passing gas and taking names!

4holer From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 2844 posts, RR: 10
Reply 8, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 4067 times:

Is this a military flight or can it be tracked online with flightaware or similar?

JUST MARRIED!!!!

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (4 years 5 months 2 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 4038 times:

yes it can be tracked

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 3794 times:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA911

71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 3772 times:

It's on the way!

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

The good old days: Delta L-1011s at MSY

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 3744 times:

here's tracking both shuttle and C17 in front

http://flightaware.com/live/fleet/NAS

4holer From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 2844 posts, RR: 10
Reply 13, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3727 times:

Just saw it in the distance to the south from Chandler, AZ.
FORGOT THE BINOCS!!!

Couldn't naked eye any details from here. Nuts.

JUST MARRIED!!!!

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3725 times:

Did you see the shuttle and the C17 in front ?

4holer From United States of America, joined Feb 2002, 2844 posts, RR: 10
Reply 15, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 3707 times:

By the time I remembered the flight was today and checked flightaware, the C17 was already passed. I'm just glad I saw it at all, about 4 or 5 more minutes and I'd have missed it altogether.

They are landing in Fort Bliss about now.

Edit: And to be totally honest, I'm a little paranoid that I may have seen the C17 and assumed it was the 747. From that distance it with the sun also to the south, it was just a dark shape, Since I did not know there was a C17, I may have seen that since we can only guess the flightuaware delay time. I think it was the ferry flight, but...

[Edited 2008-12-10 09:33:30]

JUST MARRIED!!!!

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 3684 times:

here's another way to track them

http://travel.flightexplorer.com/Tra...d=NASA911&snum=3&orig=EDW&dest=BIF

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 17, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 3644 times:

next stop

http://travel.flightexplorer.com/Tra...d=NASA911&snum=6&orig=BIF&dest=NFW

UnattendedBag From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 2240 posts, RR: 1
Reply 18, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 3638 times:

Quoting Seefivein (Reply 12):
here's tracking both shuttle and C17 in front

http://flightaware.com/live/fleet/NAS

with that link, it is only visible if the aircraft is in the air. here is the direct link to the flight...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA912

Slower traffic, keep right

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 19, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 3602 times:

Quoting KC135TopBoom (Reply 5):
wish she would come back to Carswell AFB, TX (now called NAS Fort Worth JRB).

WOW

that was some wish

they are headed there NOW

Seefivein From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 138 posts, RR: 0
Reply 20, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 3371 times:

next stop should be

Barksdale AFB, Louisiana

71Zulu From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2736 posts, RR: 0
Reply 21, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 3303 times:

Taking the long way to Barksdale?

Flyover HOU?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA911

The good old days: Delta L-1011s at MSY

EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13
Reply 22, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 3298 times:

Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 21):
Flyover HOU?

Maybe...but there are some storms just to the east of where they took off from. Trust me... it's nasty here...maybe 38degs...raining and blowing cold winds...

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog"

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 23, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 3292 times:

Quoting 71Zulu (Reply 21):
Taking the long way to Barksdale?

Flyover HOU?

Quoting EMBQA (Reply 22):
Maybe...but there are some storms just to the east of where they took off from. Trust me... it's nasty here...maybe 38degs...raining and blowing cold winds...

They could be doing a flyby at EFD before proceeding to BAD, or maybe even landing at EFD. With the program ending in 2010, this might be the last time they have an opportunity to do either. HOU and BAD weather is showing clear skies, so the could do either EFD or BAD.

OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 24, posted (4 years 5 months 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 3285 times:

Houston media says they're doing a flyby at EFD and then heading to BAD..

25 EMBQA: He's decending as he approches HOU..so yea its a good guess... but there is also a big storm line running from the gulf all the way up to New England.

26 OPNLguy: I just spoke with my sister-in-law who lives in Rosharon (about halfway between HOU and LBX), and she took her cordless out on the driveway. She saw t

27 OPNLguy: With all the operational restrictions they have and the slow moving nature of that storm system, it wouldn't surprise me if they sat in BAD for at le

OPNLguy: Here we go... http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/livenow?id=6550822

29 Seefivein: STS-126 Mission Updatehttp://www.nasa.gov/shuttle en-us The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft took off from Ft. Worth at 12:08 p.m. EST and is expected to arri

Seefivein: http://travel.flightexplorer.com/trackFlight.aspx put in nasa 911 for flight plan on a clear day they are going to fly the coast line...

31 JoseKMLB: I saw it come in about 1425 to the KSC area. I work at KMLB and was waitng for our next flight to land and off behind the RJ-700 was a big airplane th

32 Tiger119: - Is this 741 still owned by AA or is it USAF or NASA aircraft? - How many 741 (like this one) are there out there at EDW? - I'm still surprised it c

33 ZANL188: NASA. Two. One ex-AA (N905NA) and the other ex-JAL (N911NA)

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