In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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Space shuttle Endeavour has finally rolled into its retirement home at the California Science Center after it paraded through the streets of Los Angeles.

After a 19-km road trip, Endeavour arrived at the museum on Sunday -- about 17 hours behind schedule.

Now at the California Science Center, the shuttle will go on permanent display on October 30 inside a pavilion.

Rediff.com takes a look at the final journey of the 78-tonne vehicle from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canavera to the LA museum.

Members of a work crew guide the retired Space Shuttle Endeavour as it enters a hanger at the California Science Center.

Endeavour rolled into its retirement home at the Center early on Sunday, in the conclusion of a slow-motion parade through the narrow streets of Los Angeles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The retired Space Shuttle Endeavour is seen as it arrives to a hanger in the California Science Center, in Los Angeles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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Members of a work crew guide the retired Space Shuttle Endeavour as it enters a hanger to be named the Samuel Oschin Pavilion, at the California Science Center.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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A police officer watches as the Space Shuttle Endeavour is moved to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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People watch as the Space Shuttle Endeavour is moved to the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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A man takes a photo as Space Shuttle Endeavour travels to the California Science Center.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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A plane flies over the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it is moved to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour

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A woman looks out a window as she watches Space Shuttle Endeavour make its way from Westchester square during its final ground journey in Los Angeles.

Endeavour nosed out of Los Angeles International Airport before dawn on Friday as it began a two-day journey at 3.2 km per hour atop a massive wheeled transporter to its retirement home at the California Science Center.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour

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Space Shuttle Endeavour stops in front of Randy's Donuts as it's transported on Manchester Avenue while being moved from Los Angeles International Airport to its retirement home at the California Science Center in Exposition Park.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour is moved to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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Crowds of people watch as the Space Shuttle Endeavour is transported on Manchester Avenue while being moved from Los Angeles International Airport to its retirement home at the California Science Center.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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A woman leans over a fence to catch a glimpse of Space Shuttle Endeavour making its way from Westchester square to Randy's Donuts during its final ground journey in Los Angeles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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People watch as the Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its way from Westchester square during its final ground journey in Los Angeles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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Space Shuttle Endeavour makes a right turn onto Manchester Avenue while being moved from Los Angeles International Airport to the Los Angeles museum.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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Spectators watch the Space Shuttle Endeavour being moved to the California Science Center.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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Crowds watch the Space Shuttle Endeavour pass by the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Bill Robertson Lane during the final leg of the journey to its new home at the California Science Center.

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A police officer stands near space shuttle Endeavour as it leaves Los Angeles International Airport and is transported on city streets to the science center.

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A sign welcoming the space shuttle Endeavour sits in the middle of Lincoln Boulevard outside Los Angeles International Airport.

The roads were closed to move the shuttle to the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The space shuttle Endeavour is seen atop the Over Land Transporter in a hangar at Los Angeles International Airport.

Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The Over Land Transporter is mated to the space shuttle Endeavour not long after Endeavour was demated from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport.

Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the California Science center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The space shuttle Endeavour, secured atop the modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, takes to the skies on its departure from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral Florida in this NASA handout image.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies over the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida in this September 19, 2012 NASA handout photo. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner was flying Endeavour to Los Angeles.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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Space shuttle Endeavour is seen atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The space shuttle Endeavour, atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies over Houston, Texas in this September 19, 2012 NASA handout photo.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour flies by the Hollywood sign and Griffith Observatory as it arrives in Los Angeles on the back of a 747 en route to Los Angeles International Airport.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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Workers pose for a photograph on the wing of NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the space shuttle Endeavour mated on top, at the Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle Landing Facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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In PHOTOS: Space shuttle Endeavour's road trip

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The Space Shuttle Endeavour does a flyby of Los Angeles International Airport on the back of a 747 before making flybys at other locations in Los Angeles, California.

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