posted on Dec, 11 2008 @ 12:57 PM
Just a few minutes ago I saw Endeavour pass over my house in Spring, Texas (just north of Houston). It wasn't directly over my house, but it was
close enough that I could clearly see it on top of the shuttle carrier aircraft.
I found
this after I saw it and was reading it for more information on where it
was heading because I figured it was landing at Ellington Field since it wasn't all that high up in altitude.
However, when I read that it said it was going to Barksdale Air Force Base.
But the thing I don't get is it says it took off from Ft. Worth. Ft. Worth to Barksdale Air Force Base is pretty much a straight shot from west to
east. They wouldn't need to come this far south.
It says it was supposed to land at Barksdale at 2 PM EST, which means 1 PM CST, which is just about now. And as I said, this happened just a few
minutes ago; within the last 10 to 15 minutes maximum.
So is this normal? Was it an unscheduled stop? Is it able to make up that much ground in that short period of time? Or was I somehow seeing it from
far away (even though it looked relatively close) and it was really nowhere near the Houston area?
I unfortunately wasn't able to get pictures. All I had was my cell phone and the quality of pictures taken by my phone is pathetic.
(sorry if this doesn't belong in this section)