Thursday, June 2, 2022

Construction Has Begun on Space Shuttle Endeavour's Permanent Exhibit in Los Angeles!

An artist's concept of the retired space shuttle Endeavour on display inside the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at Los Angeles' California Science Center.
California Science Center / ZGF

Just thought I'd share these great images of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center—space shuttle Endeavour's permanent home at Los Angeles' California Science Center—as a groundbreaking ceremony was held for its construction yesterday.

It will take around three years for the new Air and Space Center to be completed...with Endeavour being removed from her temporary exhibit at the Samuel Oschin Pavilion in late 2023 so that the vehicle can be placed at the new locale.

NASA employees who worked on the Space Shuttle Program as well as the Space Launch System rocket will then mate Endeavour to its ET-94 fuel tank (which arrived in Southern California six years ago) and twin solid rocket boosters (which are currently in storage at California's Mojave Air & Space Port) before the rest of the Air and Space Center is built around the vertical shuttle stack.

The groundbreaking ceremony occurred exactly 11 years after Endeavour landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the last time...completing her final mission STS-134.

Another art concept of space shuttle Endeavour on display inside the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at Los Angeles' California Science Center.
California Science Center / ZGF

An artist's concept of other historical vehicles on display inside the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at Los Angeles' California Science Center.
California Science Center / ZGF

A composite image of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at Los Angeles' California Science Center.
California Science Center / ZGF

Posted by Richard Par at 12:19 PM
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