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Keith Olbermann rips Supreme Court, calls liberal justices ‘inept’ Beginning Monday night, the space shuttle Endeavour will be lifted by a 450-foot crane and placed next to its fuel tanks. Haley faces growing third-party speculation When NASA’s shuttles were retired, Endeavour was flown to California atop NASA’s special Boeing 747 shuttle carrier in 2012, drawing crowds as it flew over locations in the state associated with the space program.Īfter landing at Los Angeles International Airport, the shuttle was placed on a special trailer and then created a sensation as it was inched through tight city streets to the California Science Center over several days.Ī groundbreaking ceremony for the Air and Space Center was held last year on the 11th anniversary of Endeavour’s final return from space.īarrett joins liberal justices on Trump ballot ban ruling going too far The 20-story-tall display will stand atop an 1,800-ton (1,633-metric ton) concrete slab supported by six so-called base isolators to protect Endeavour from earthquakes.Įndeavour was built as a replacement for the destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger and flew 25 missions between 19. LOS ANGELES (AP) NASAs retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late Monday to be mated to a huge external fuel tank and its two solid rocket boosters at a Los Angeles museum where it will be uniquely displayed as if it is about to blast off. Officials say it will be the first time the procedure has been done outside of a NASA facility. He added, “The California Science Center has been fortunate to have a remarkable group of experts devoted to this project who have decades of experience working with NASA and the shuttle program – some from the very first space shuttle launch in 1981.The segments, called aft skirts, had to be precisely positioned so that the entire assembly can be stacked properly. This is a dream over 30 years in the making, and a feat that has never before been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility,” said Jeffrey Rudolph, president and CEO of the California Science Center. “With the lift and mating of Endeavour, we have successfully completed the last-ever space shuttle stack. The stacking process has never been done outside of a NASA facility before, and marks the first time in more than 10 years that Endeavour has been seen in a liftoff-ready position. 2h0w367Wcs- CA Science Center January 31, 2024 □ This marks the first time this process has been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility. Watch the moment space shuttle Endeavour was lifted into future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.