Museums vie for retiring space shuttles

Space Shuttle Endeavour sits on the launch pad
The space shuttle Endeavour sits in a protective rotating steel structure on launch 39a at the Kennedy Space Center November 13, 2008 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. On board will be a camera from the University of North Dakota that will take photos designed to help farmers here in the upper midwest.
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