Being able to say you where part of history is hard to say. But in our life we are granted the privilege of be able to participate in events that we can say we where their when we are in the twilight of our years. Today I can say that I was able to experience a once in a life time event a few weeks ago. On October 13, 2012, I was on the streets of Inglewood to see the space shuttle Endeavour roll passed me during her journey to her final resting place in downtown Los Angeles. I was very excited to see the space shuttle roll passed me, not because it was the cool thing to do. But this event made a childhood memory come full circle. I was a young child when the space shuttle where at their peek of going to outer space. I always wanted to see the shuttle up close one day. But never in a million year would I ever think that this massive space shuttle would be rolling down the street of our local neighborhood.

I took my parents, along with my two aunts from Mexico, and my wife to see history roll passed us.  I wanted to share a special moments with people I love, so we all got in the van and drove out to see her final voyage through the streets of the ghettos. This to me an awesome experience for lower income people to see something as special as this event was. We waited about three hours to see the object of my childhood memories. I remember seeing it in the horizon slowly creeping over the hill to show off her white and black outer shell. The massive shuttle moved around power poles, trees, and buildings slowing making its way toward us. We where all amazed at the sheer size of the space shuttle that inched its way toward us. I was twenty feet away from the shuttle taking pictures and remembering seeing this shuttle taking off of its outer space missions while growing up.

I was one of the luck one that was able to say that the space shuttle wing gave me one of her final drive by. The shuttles wing went over my head and I was able to read the plates under the wings and see all her minor imperfections due to her ware and tear form all her missions to outer space. This was a very great day for me because one day I will be able to tell my children, about the day I was a young man and saw this massive shuttle drive pass me when it was making its way to Los Angeles. Many people will have the privilege of say that they were there when the space shuttle made its way home. But not many will be able to say that they were right under the wing of the shuttle. I was luck enough to take pictures of this special day.