Space Shuttle Fly by at JSC
From my brother. JSC = Johnson Space Center Houston, Tx
Hey Guys,
The last shuttle flight STS-126 had to land in California at Edwards Air Force base due to high winds at the Kennedy Space Center. So they were ferrying the space shuttle back to Florida on top of its 747 carrier plane. On its way back to Florida they had it do a fly by over JSC and the surrounding clear lake area during lunch time yesterday. It was really cool to see in person, as the plane probably wasn't more then a few hundred feet of the ground so we got a nice close up.
Ironically I was also giving a VIP tour yesterday (which I don't like doing) and had a good excuse to cut it short and take the tour outside to watch the shuttle fly by. Yes, the other plan following is its fighter escort.
All photo credits go to people at JSC.