CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Walter "Buddy" McKenzie, manager of technical operations with United Space Alliance, gestures toward space shuttle Endeavour's aft engine compartment during a media interview inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. McKenzie was one of several shuttle experts available for interviews around the outside of Endeavour and inside the shuttle's crew compartment. Ongoing transition and retirement activities are preparing the spacecraft for public display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Endeavour flew 25 missions during its 19-year career. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date March 7, 2012