The orbiter Endeavour and its 747 carrier aircraft are taxiing to the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, preparing for a departure at the top of the hour.
The first leg of its crosscountry trip back to Kennedy Space Center will take the spaceship at the 747 to Biggs Army Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, near El Paso.
You can track the 747 and Endeavour real time by clicking here: Track Endeavour.
You can also watch the departure live on NASA TV. Simply click the NASA TV box on the righthand side of the page to launch our NASA TV viewer and live coverage.
Endeavour and seven astronauts landed at Edwards Nov. 30 after stiff winds prompted NASA to forego two landing opportunities at KSC.
The earliest the shuttle and its carrier aircraft might be back to KSC is mid- to late-afternoon on Thursday.
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