Trees must fall to make way for space shuttle's L.A. road trip
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 20:50
in Astronomy & Space
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour always had plenty of elbow room while soaring around Earth. But to make way for its slow 12-mile (19-km)journey through city streets next month to its final destination at a Los Angeles museum, some trees must fall.
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