NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft mounted atop flies over the Vehicle Assembly Building after takeoff for its ferry flight to California.

At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with the space shuttle Endeavour mounted atop, flies over the Vehicle Assembly Building after takeoff for its ferry flight to California. A runway wind sock is in the foreground.

The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era. For more information on the shuttles' transition and retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin