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Endeavours STS-134 mission is the orbiters final. Those aircraft were flown by NASA Armstrong pilots, while center photographers and videographers documented the orbiter’s final journey. NASAs space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the last time on Sunday to begin its journey back to Earth. On its final flight to the California Science Center, Endeavour was escorted by a combination of F/A-18s and an F-15 from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Today, all eyes are on Artemis I, the upcoming first launch of NASA’s mega Moon rocket, the Space Launch System, and the Orion spacecraft, as NASA builds a long-term presence at the Moon as part of Artemis. The California Science Center on Wednesday (June 1) is breaking ground for its new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which will become the permanent home. 13) when it rolls to a stop at its museum retirement home in Los Angeles. It is an up-close sight that gave astronauts a reason to pause and soon it will be one that the public can see for themselves: a space shuttle standing poised for launch.
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Ten years ago, people all over California watched the skies in hopes of catching a glimpse of space shuttle Endeavour as the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft as it ferried Endeavour to Los Angeles on Sept. The space shuttle Endeavours unprecedented cross-country trek will finally come to an end today (Oct. Those aircraft were flown by NASA Armstrong pilots, while center photographers and videographers documented the orbiter’s final journey. 11, 2024 move and lift into the construction site for the Endeavour exhibit inside the. On its final flight to the California Science Center, Endeavour was escorted by a combination of F/A-18s and an F-15 from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASAs last remaining built-for-flight space shuttle external tank, ET-94, awaits its now scheduled Jan. NASA’s retired space shuttle Endeavour, seen here on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, is the namesake for SpaceXs Demo-2 mission Crew Dragon capsule. The orbiter has attracted around 20 million visitors since arriving in Los Angeles in 2012.Įxcitement has been building over construction of the shuttle's new $400 million home at the California Science Center.People from communities all over California watched the skies in hopes of catching a glimpse of space shuttle Endeavour as it was ferried on the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to Los Angeles on Sept. This still from NASA TV shows the space shuttle Endeavour (at left) while it is docked at the International Space Station on during the shuttles final spaceflight before being retired. "It's going to have a lot of people thinking about how they can reach for the stars."Įndeavour flew 25 space missions. People take photos of Space Shuttle Endeavour at the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center on Tuesday, Jan. Endeavour flew 25 missions in space before its final flight in 2011, eight years after another shuttle, Columbia, disintegrated on reentry in 2003, and the shuttle fleet was set for retirement. is really special," California Science Center senior vice president Alyson Goodall said. The California Science Center started moving a large external space shuttle tank into the Endeavour’s permanent Go For Stack position Wednesday morning. Endeavour Together: Parts & People celebrates Endeavour, the space shuttle program, and the people who helped make the program possible. "We know it's going to motivate and inspire millions of kids for generations to come, and I think having this wonderful national treasure right here in South L.A. Then they'll build a roof above it and finish construction of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. Science Center officials admired the shuttle display under blue skies Friday afternoon, but it will soon be covered with protective fabric and workers will surround the site with scaffolding. The space shuttle stack like this has never been put together outside of a NASA or Air Force facility," California Science Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rudolph said.Ĭrews battled winds and changing weather conditions during the process, and there is still plenty of work ahead. The space shuttle's final mission is now complete.Īfter a challenging six-month process, workers carefully lifted the shuttle into the construction site at the California Science Center this week, successfully mating it with its massive external tank and two rocket boosters. EXPOSITION PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) - Space Shuttle Endeavour is now pointed toward the skies over Exposition Park in ready-to-launch position.