This new influx of money could give Florida a leg up in the space race, yet Tom Moser of the Texas Aerospace Commission will not entertain such an idea.
When Singapore refused to replace the causeway, he proposed demolishing the Malaysian half anyway and replacing it with a bridge, even though the limited space would have necessitated a wonky, dog-leg design.
Wednesday's leg took Endeavour to Houston, with flyovers along Florida's Space Coast, Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.