Technician Mark Shimei works inside Space Shuttle Endeavour's flight deck during deservicing operations at NASA Dryden following its landing on Nov. 30, 2008

Under soggy skies on a Sunday morning, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is encased in the Mate-DeMate gantry during turnaround processing at NASA DFRC

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echnicians monitor the positioning of a workstand as it is moved into place around the main engines of the shuttle Endeavour during deservicing at NASA DFRC

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SpaceX Pad39A Event

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A technician carefully checks the thermal tiles on the underside of Space Shuttle Endeavour for nicks and dings following its landing at Edwards Air Force Base

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SpaceX Pad39A Event

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he setting sun casts long shadows over shuttle Endeavour as technicians prepare to tow the orbiter from the Edwards AFB runway after landing Nov. 30

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Its STS-126 mission over, Space Shuttle Endeavour is surrounded by recovery equipment before being towed off the Edwards Air Force Base runway

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United Space Alliance technicians wrap the lower portion of an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to removal from Space Shuttle Endeavour

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Space Shuttle Endeavour's drag chute streams behind as it rolls down on Runway 04-L at Edwards AFB to conclude mission STS-126 on Nov. 30, 2008

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The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida

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As the sun sets over the high desert, NASA technicians on mobile high-lifts prepare the shuttle Endeavour for towing off the Edwards Air Force Base runway

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Technicians monitor the positioning of a workstand as it is moved into place around the main engines of the shuttle Endeavour during deservicing at NASA DFRC

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John Rhys-Davies at NASA Headquarters

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Technicians gather around the rear of Space Shuttle Endeavour for a safety briefing prior to moving the tail workstand around the shuttle's engines

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Puffy pink clouds form a canopy over the Space Shuttle Endeavour as processing continues in the Mate-Demate Device at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center

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Endeavour and its modified 747 carrier aircraft are illuminated by the morning sun after mating was completed in the Mate-DeMate gantry at NASA DFRC

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Moments after sunrise, the modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Endeavour lifts off from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to KSC

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