Wednesday, June 20, 2012

At Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour's twin payload bay doors are closed for the final time on June 19, 2012.
NASA / Kim Shiflett

Endeavour: Retirement Update... While NASA's youngest orbiter achieved another transition and retirement milestone by having her twin payload bay doors permanently closed at Kennedy Space Center yesterday, progress continues to be made on the temporary hangar, known as the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, that will house Endeavour when she arrives at the California Science Center in Los Angeles this late September. The construction photos below are courtesy of the California Science Center's Facebook page.

A tarp is laid over the concrete floor of the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion to moisture-proof the building, on May 23, 2012.
California Science Center

Panels that will form the walls of the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion are about to be installed, on June 1, 2012.
California Science Center

Panels that will form the roof of the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion are about to be installed, on June 11, 2012.
California Science Center

The roof begins to take shape at the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, on June 18, 2012.
California Science Center Progress continues to be made at the Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, on June 20, 2012.
California Science Center
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