The space shuttle Endeavour is moved into it's new temporary home at the California Science Center.

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The Samuel Oschin Pavilion will be the space shuttle Endeavour's new home in the California Science Center.

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The sace shuttle Endeavour arrived at Exposition Park more than 16 hours late, after a three-day, 12-mile journey from Los Angeles International Airport.

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Brigitte Waites of Sherman Oaks appears to lift up Endeavour while being photographed by a friend at the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion at the California Science Center on October 26, 2012.

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The space shuttle Endeavour sits outside its temporary hangar at the California Science Center.

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A workman helps in the process of prepping the space shuttle Endeavour to move the final few yards into a temporary hangar at the California Science Center.

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After the journey across town to the delight of tens of thousands of people who lined up along its 12-mile route, the space shuttle Endeavour is guarded by a lone LAPD officer as it sits outside its temporary hangar at the California Science Center.

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The Gonzalez family watches the space shuttle Endeavour from their balcony in the 1300 block of West Martin Luther King Blvd.

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Space shuttle Endeavour passes a car wash on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on the last leg of its journey to the California Science Center.

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Tommy Scott, center, brought his family to watch the Endeavour move down Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. on the last leg of its journey to the California Science Center.

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Workers trim one of hundreds of trees impeding the progress of the space shuttle Endeavour as it makes its way along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

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Thousands flock to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Sunday morning as the space shuttle Endeavour heads to the California Science Center.

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Confetti lines the street hours after a celebration for the space shuttle Endeavour at the Baldwin Hills Mall.

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The space shuttle Endeavour is illuminated under a night sky as it moves slowly through the Crenshaw district on its way to the California Science Center on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

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Endeavor approaches the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza on Crenshaw Blvd. on Oct. 13, 2012.

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Spectators take pictures of Endeavour as it moves along Crenshaw Blvd. in Los Angeles on Saturday.

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Endeavour crosses 48th Street in View Park as it travels down Crenshaw Blvd.

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People watch as the Endeavour makes its way toward the California Science Center.

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Susie Estrada and her daughter Kayla watch through the window at Dulan's restaurant as Endeavour passes by on Crenshaw Blvd. in Leimert Park.

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Youngsters sit on trash cans and pose for a photo as Endeavour passes by on Crenshaw Boulevard in Leimert Park.

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Esteban Zaiyas, 7, right, waves a flag along route of space shuttle Endeavour as it moves along Crenshaw Blvd.

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Dave Velazquez and Jennifer Barrera take a picture as the shuttle Endeavour moves along Crenshaw Blvd.

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Autumn Holmes shoots a photo over razor wire as Endeavour passes.

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Crowds gather along route of space shuttle Endeavour as it moves along Crenshaw Blvd. on Saturday.

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The show must go on even without the shuttle as acrobats dressed in space suits perform for the crowd waiting for Endeavour at Crenshaw and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvds.

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Korbin Metoyer, 13, of Los Angeles stands at the empty intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and 60th Street as he photographs Endeavour.

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Veteran Sharon Landers cries as the shuttle Endeavour moves along Crenshaw Blvd.

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Los Angeles firefighters take photos as Endeavour moves along Crenshaw Blvd.

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People stand on rooftops to get a better look at Endeavour on its way to the California Science Center.

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Alexander Narciso's friends and family watch Endeavour pass by his window.

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The space shuttle Endeavour travels north on Crenshaw approaching Florence Avenue en route to the California Science Center.

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An officer walks under the wing of Endeavour as it makes its way toward the California Science Center.

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Mukosolu Onwughalu cheers with her daughter Uju, 5, on her shoulders as Endeavour makes its way toward the California Science Center on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

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Crowd awaits a view of the Endeavour as it makes its way toward the California Science Center.

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People get a roof-top view of Endeavour as it makes its way toward the California Science Center.

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Endeavour travels north on Crenshaw past Florence Avenue en route to the California Science Center.

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From the roof of her parents' car, Marisa London snaps a picture of herself and Endeavour as the huge spacecraft passes 73rd Street and Crenshaw Blvd.

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Endeavour squeezes past homes on Crenshaw Drive, the narrowest street of the shuttle's trip to the California Science Center.

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People watch as the Endeavour Space Shuttle makes its way toward the California Science Center.

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Spectators view Endeavour from a roof in the tree-filled neighborhood along Crenshaw Drive.

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One of the shuttle transport drivers keeps a sharp eye on just how close Endeavour comes to clearing a eucalyptus tree on Manchester Blvd.

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Hundreds of spectators fill Manchester Blvd, spontaneously chanting "USA, USA" as Endeavour makes a left turn to Crenshaw Drive in Inglewood.

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Spectators watch as the space shuttle Endeavour rolls by on Manchenster Boulevard in Inglewood.

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Traymond Harris, left, and Ryan Hudge play basketball as the space shuttle Endeavour passes by on Crenshaw Avenue in Inglewood.

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People in cherry pickers take photos of the space shuttle Endeavour as it moves along Crenshaw Drive in Inglewood.

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A crew member carefully guide the shuttle Endeavour past a tree along Crenshaw Drive in Inglewood.

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The space shuttle Endeavour moves along Crenshaw Drive.

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Spectators watch as the space shuttle Endeavour makes a difficult turn around a tree along Crenshaw Drive.

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The Inglewood High School marching band performs during the shuttle's stop at the Forum.

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Cmdr. Lucas Ferrer, 4, of La Mirada looks out through his space helmet at Endeavour at the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and Crenshaw Drive.

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A spectator takes pictures from Inglewood Park Cemetery as the space shuttle Endeavour stops at the Forum in Inglewood.

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Amir Morris, 3, wears an astronaut costume while holding an American flag along the route on Manchester Boulevard.

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Spectators take in the view of the shuttle Endeavour as it stops in front of the Forum in Inglewood.

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Crowds gather at The Forum to view the Endeavor Space Shuttle.

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The rising sun cast a glow against the space shuttle Endeavour Saturday morning in Inglewood.

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The Endeavour Space Shuttle makes its way towards the California Science Center.

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A jet passes over the space shuttle Endeavour in Inglewood.

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The space shuttle Endeavour moves on Manchester Blvd. for a brief stop at Forum on its the two-day trek to the California Science Center.

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Just before midnight Friday, the space shuttle Endeavour is pulled along Manchester Blvd. and over the freeway 405 freeway by a Toyota pickup truck. The filmed stunt enabled the automobile company to promote its investment in the California Science Center where the shuttle will be on permanent exhibit.

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The Space shuttle Endeavour is towed by a Toyota Tundra pickup across the 405 Freeway on the Manchester Blvd. bridge Friday, Oct. 12. Traffic was temporarily halted in both directions of the 405 Freeway for safety reasons.

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The massive rocket engines of space shuttle Endeavour tower over workers who just moved it across the freeway 405 overcrossing just before midnight on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Westchester CA, USA — The Space shuttle Endeavour undergoes a dolly transfer in front of the iconic Randy's Donuts on Manchester Blvd. at La Cienega Blvd. Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.

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Southern California Edison crews lifted power lines for the space shuttle Endeavour to pass beneath.

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A man runs to catch a better view of space shuttle Endeavour on Manchester Blvd. at La Cienega Blvd.

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The space shuttle Endeavour travels east along Manchester Blvd. at Hindry in Inglewood.

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Patrons of the Beacon get a view of the space shuttle Endeavour as it travels along Manchester Blvd.

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Los Angeles — Space shuttle Endeavour passes the iconic Randy's Donuts store on Manchester Blvd. in Inglewood.

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An aerial view of the space shuttle Endeavour making its way down Manchester Boulevard.

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The space shuttle Endeavour parks in front of Randy's Donuts on Manchester Blvd. in Inglewood.

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The space shuttle Endeavour is taken down Manchester Blvd. at Glasgow Ave. past cheering crowds on Friday.

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Inglewood — The space shuttle Endeavour passes spectators along West Manchester Blvd. as it nears the 405 freeway on Friday.

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Aerial view of the space shuttle Endeavour as it makes its way down Manchester Boulevard.

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Onlookers watch the space shuttle Endeavour as it moves east on Manchester Boulevard in Inglewood.

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People on a roof watch as the nose of the space shuttle Endeavour approaches them on Manchester.

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Crowds gather along the route as the space shuttle Endeavour makes its way east.

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Inglewood — Clark Ferrer, 2, of La Mirada, peers out of his space helmet while sitting on the shoulders of his father, Juan Ferrer, as they watch the Space shuttle Endeavour pass through Inglewood.

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Quiznos customers eat lunch as onlookers get a glimpse of the shuttle Endeavour as it sits in the parking lot.

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Construction workers photograph the space shuttle Endeavour as it inches along Manchester.

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Inglewood — Endeavour makes its way through Inglewood en route to the California Science Center.

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The space shuttle Endeavour makes a turn on to Manchester Blvd at the 2-mile-mark on it's 12-mile trip from LAX to Exposition Park.

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The space shuttle Endeavour makes its way east down Manchester Blvd. as engineers surround the base of the orbiter directing it on its way towards its way to the California Science Center.

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A crowd gathers on a roof top to get a good view of the Space shuttle Endeavour.

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Pedestrians line the street on La Tijera Avenue as the space shuttle Endeavour passes by.

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People crowd in front of the space shuttle Endeavour parked in a Westchester shopping center.

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The space shuttle Endeavour is reflected in a nearby business as it sits in a parking lot off of Sepulveda Boulevard.

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Joseph Duffield, of Venice, seems to hold up the space shuttle Endeavour as it sits in a parking lot in Westchester.

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A man gets an overall view of the space shuttle Endeavour in a Westchester parking.

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Tanya Isaacson, 37, and her one year old son Cameron Jimenez sit on a traffic signal pole to get their picture taken in front of space shuttle Endeavour in Westchester.

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Colin Sevely-Ortiz, 12, left, and Brandon Taylor, 12, of Hermosa Beach, enjoy their trip to Westchester to look at space shuttle parked in a Westchester shopping center.

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Los Angeles — Edgar Esparza, 10, left, hikes an inflatable shuttle to Jasmyne Cabrera as they play football in a parking lot near the California Science Center as hundreds gather to watch the arrival of the space shuttle Endeavour.

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Onlookers take advantage of a photo op as Endeavour is stopped Friday at a parking lot in L.A.'s Westchester nrighborhood.

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The space shuttle Endeavour arrives at a parking lot along La Tijera Blvd. east of Sepulveda Blvd.

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A "welcome home" sign is seen as space shuttle Endeavour leaves Los Angeles International Airport on Friday and turns onto the streets of the Westchester neighborhood.

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Four separate transporters, acting as one unit, carry Endeavour onto the streets of Westchester.

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The shuttle Endeavour is moved out of the United Airlines hangar at Los Angeles International Airport just before midnight Thursday.

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Inglewood — Spectators get a close up view of Endeavour in the Drollinger parking lot.

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Los Angeles — J.J. Johnston, FAA liasion and coordinator of the space shuttle homecoming flights, raises a flag from the cockpit of the NASA Boeing 747 as it taxis with Endeavour for a welcoming ceremony at Los Angeles International Airport.

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