FYI:  Space Shuttle Viewing Information - NASA via Spaceflight Now.

Good Luck, this won't happen much again, if evermore!

MP

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1700 GMT (12:00 p.m. EST)

CALIFORNIA BOUND. With the forecasts predicting unfavorable weather at Florida's Kennedy Space Center proving true today and little hope of better conditions tomorrow, NASA has decided to divert space shuttle Endeavour's landing to the backup site at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

The deorbit burn is scheduled for 3:19 p.m. EST (12:19 p.m. local; 2019 GMT), leading to touchdown at 4:25 p.m. EST (1:25 p.m. local; 2125 GMT) to conclude the 16-day flight.

Ideal weather conditions await the shuttle in California's Mojave Desert today. At landing time, meteorologists are expecting just a few clouds at 30,000 feet, good visibility and northeasterly winds of 6 peaking to 11 knots down the runway.

As for viewing the landing in person, the following information was issued by NASA:

Although the main portion of Edwards Air Force Base will NOT be open to the public for viewing of a potential space shuttle landing, base officials advised Saturday afternoon that the remote east lakebed viewing area off Mercury Boulevard will be open for public viewing. The Mercury Boulevard viewing site is accessible from 120th and 140th Streets East from the south side of the base east of Lancaster, and from Highway 58 off Twenty Mule Team Road west of Boron. Visitors should allow for an additional 45 minutes driving time from the south gate security station on 120th Street East and 30 minutes additional driving time from the Highway 58 exit. Air Force security officers will be on hand to direct traffic beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday.