Titusville in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Endeavour
Space Shuttle Program
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 17, 2017
1. Endeavour Marker
Name Origin:
Named by schoolchildren for the famous British ship that took James Cook on his first voyage of exploration in the 18th century.
Flight History:
First flight May 7, 1992.
Endeavour was built to replace Challenger and flew 25 times between 1992 and 2011. It completed 4,671 orbits and flew 123 million miles.
Erected 2014.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1992.
Location. 28° 36.869′ N, 80° 48.422′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from the intersection of Orange Street and South Washington Avenue (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 Orange Street, Titusville FL 32796, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Atlantis (here, next to this marker); Enterprise (a few steps from this marker); Columbia (a few steps from this marker); Discovery (a few steps from this marker); "TFNG" (a few steps from this marker); Challenger (a few steps from this marker); The Steamboat Pioneer, 1877 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walker Bank Building (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Titusville.
More about this marker. Space View Park is located less than 15 miles directly across from the Cape Canaveral launce pads. The Park is the first and only walk in the nation that honors Americas astronauts as well as the men and women behind the scenes who helped America lead the world in space exploration.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 17, 2017
2. Endeavour Marker
Photographed by NASA Photo
3. Space Shuttle Endeavour landing after STS-127 mission
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, December 17, 2017
4. Space View Park
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
