Space Shuttle Endeavour hoisted for installation in vertical display at Los Angeles science museum.
Space Shuttle Endeavour
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Cranes hoisting Space Shuttle Endeavour
NASA’s retired Space Shuttle Endeavour is undergoing a unique display at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
The shuttle is being carefully hoisted and mated to a large external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters.
The exhibit aims to depict the shuttle in a vertical launch configuration, as if it is ready to blast off. The partially built center, when completed, will open to the public.
The 20-story-tall display, set atop a massive concrete slab supported by base isolators, will protect Endeavour from earthquakes.
All components of the vertical launch configuration, including the authentic rust-colored external tank, were part of the shuttle system during its operational period.
Endeavour, which flew 25 missions from 1992 to 2011, will be showcased as part of this unique exhibit.
The shuttle arrived in Los Angeles in 2012, transported atop a NASA Boeing 747, and was later maneuvered through city streets to Exposition Park. Initially displayed horizontally, the shuttle is now being assembled in a vertical configuration, referred to as “Go for Stack.”
The process began with the installation of the bottom segments of the side boosters in July, culminating in the current vertical display.
This unique exhibit contributes to the public display of space shuttles post-retirement. Other shuttles, including Challenger and Columbia, are remembered for tragic accidents.
Retired shuttles Atlantis and Discovery, along with the test ship Enterprise, are displayed at various locations across the United States.