# Space Shuttle Endeavour Rolls Through L.A. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573 "2012-10-12T23:38:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/1 "2012-10-12T23:38:56Z")
…Very, very slowly. And I managed to get front-row seats! So for all you space enthusiasts, here are some pictures: [Space Shuttle | Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/32527822@N04/sets/72157631755150236/with/8081136763/) ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/2 "2012-10-13T00:02:35Z")
Ooh, I have tickets to see it at the museum on Thanksgiving weekend! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/3 "2012-10-13T00:09:54Z")
Awesome pics (and video clip too)! ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/4 "2012-10-13T00:35:59Z")
Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/5 "2012-10-13T00:40:06Z")
Awesome. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/6 "2012-10-13T13:44:44Z")
Thanks, **Pyper**. I didn’t really get many good shots, myself. However, I did take the opportunity to yell out, “GAS GUZZLER!” And several people took offense, including one guy who looked at me self-righteously and said, “It’s the Space Shuttle, idiot. Don’t you have any patriotism?” [L.A. Times](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-1013-shuttle-20121013,0,309040.story?track=lat-email-topofthetimes) coverage. ---
**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/7 "2012-10-13T15:48:06Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > Thanks, **Pyper**. > > I didn’t really get many good shots, myself. However, I did take the opportunity to yell out, “GAS GUZZLER!” And several people took offense, including one guy who looked at me self-righteously and said, “It’s the Space Shuttle, idiot. Don’t you have any patriotism?” > > [L.A. Times](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-1013-shuttle-20121013,0,309040.story?track=lat-email-topofthetimes) coverage. Wow, the picture in that article is an aerial view of exactly where I was standing! That article exaggerates some aspects (of course, it’s the media). The article seems to be trying to make some sort of point about crass opportunistic commercialism, but I personally didn’t see a single vendor. Also, no one ignored the police and stood on the sidewalks as the article reports. It wouldn’t have been possible to even do that, unless you ducked the police tape that separated the sidewalks from the side streets. And since ALL the police were there, they weren’t even letting anybody get a toe over the line. I was surprised how quiet, orderly, and respectful the crowd was. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/8 "2012-10-18T12:11:23Z")
Here’s a [time-lapse video](http://framework.latimes.com/2012/10/15/time-lapse-video-space-shuttle-endeavours-trek-across-l-a/) from the Times, as well. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/9 "2012-10-18T14:27:20Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > Here’s a [time-lapse video](http://framework.latimes.com/2012/10/15/time-lapse-video-space-shuttle-endeavours-trek-across-l-a/) from the Times, as well. I saw your post and thought “I was going to post that! I just saw it last night.” Then when I watched it, it looked different. I did a search and found [the one I saw](http://www.space.com/18109-space-shuttle-endeavour-time-lapse-video.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+spaceheadlines+(SPACE.com+Headline+Feed)). Apparently there are at least two time-lapse videos out there! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/10 "2012-10-19T00:16:00Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > Here’s a [time-lapse video](http://framework.latimes.com/2012/10/15/time-lapse-video-space-shuttle-endeavours-trek-across-l-a/) from the Times, as well. > [@Bumbershoot](#): > > I saw your post and thought “I was going to post that! I just saw it last night.” > > Then when I watched it, it looked different. I did a search and found [the one I saw](http://www.space.com/18109-space-shuttle-endeavour-time-lapse-video.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+spaceheadlines+(SPACE.com+Headline+Feed)). Apparently there are at least two time-lapse videos out there! Both great. Amazing how little clearance there appeared to be in some of those shots. It was like my side mirror at a drive-through in some places. ---
**Author:** ![Docta\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Docta\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Docta_G)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-shuttle-endeavour-rolls-through-l-a/637573/11 "2012-10-20T21:17:34Z")
Yeah, that massivley fucked up traffic all over town for several days. You people on Manchester above the 405: fuck you. I could have done without that, and I’d rather have the trees they cut down to move the damned thing rather than the damned thing itself.