California Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 35th Congressional District, waves to the crowds as she is introduced at the Endeavour Kick-Off Ceremony at The Forum in Inglewood, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the CSC’s Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Photographer NASA/Carla Cioffi
Date October 13, 2012