Video: Space shuttle Endeavour makes final journey through Los Angeles Endeavour nosed out of LA International Airport (LAX) before dawn as it began a two-day journey at 2 mph atop a massive wheeled transporter to its retirement home at the California Science Center. The shuttle, which flew more than 115 million miles in its two-decade career, landed at LAX three weeks ago piggy-backed on a specially-fitted 747. Since then it has been in an airport hangar. But it was rolled out overnight for its final journey, which risked causing traffic chaos before it reaches its destination late Saturday. The shuttle flew from 1992 to 2011 and will go on public display after arriving at its destination. It was largely built in southern California and was a workhorse of the US space programme, flying on 25 missions. "I think it's awesome that it's here, it's great, maybe it'll excite younger kids to look to the stars and try to do something exciting with their lives, so I think it's a great thing that the Endeavor is here, and I welcome it to LA, I mean, it's 25 million miles its flown, and it still looks brand new," said bystander Joe Grutzik Workers have felled 400 roadside trees along Endeavour's 12-mile route to clear its way. The science center will plant more than 1,000 trees to make up for their removal. Street lights, traffic signals, power poles and parking meters along the path were also temporarily removed. The California Science Center beat a number of other institutions when Nasa chose it as the permanent home for the 80-ton winged spaceship. Endeavour was taken out of service because of the end of the Nasa shuttle programme.