Remembering History: Space Shuttle Endeavour rides atop Boeing 747 as it flies over California’s Mojave Desert on a three-day trip back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008.

Space Shuttle Endeavour rides atop Boeing 747 as it flies over California’s Mojave Desert on a three-day trip back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008.

Space Shuttle Endeavour rides atop Boeing 747 as it flies over California’s Mojave Desert on a three-day trip back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday Dec. 10, 2008.