Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Photos of the Day: One SRM Has Been Installed at Endeavour's Permanent Home, with One More to Go...

The first of two solid rocket motors that will form the backbone of Endeavour's completed space shuttle stack is installed inside the construction site for the California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles...on November 7, 2023.
California Science Center

Just thought I'd share these screenshots showing the first of two solid rocket motors (SRMs) that will be installed inside the construction site for Endeavour's final home at the California Science Center—the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center—in Los Angeles over the next two days.

These images come courtesy of a live YouTube webcast provided by the Science Center this morning, as the 116-foot-long motor (which will grow to 149 feet in length once its nose cone and aft skirt are attached, becoming a full-fledged solid rocket booster) was raised vertically and moved into the final spot where the completed space shuttle stack will stand inside the Air and Space Center. The giant yellow crane used for today's activities came from NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi...where the crane was used to hoist the Space Launch System's core stage booster into Stennis' B-2 test stand for the Green Run campaign that lasted between mid-2020 and early 2021.

As of right now, I'm not sure when the final SRM will be installed inside the Air and Space Center. The move may occur tomorrow, but I'm hoping that it'll happen on Thursday instead for personal reasons.

Stay tuned!

The first of two solid rocket motors that will form the backbone of Endeavour's completed space shuttle stack is lifted from its transporter to prep for the move to the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles...on November 7, 2023.
California Science Center

The first of two solid rocket motors that will form the backbone of Endeavour's completed space shuttle stack is rotated into vertical position before it is moved to the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles...on November 7, 2023.
California Science Center

The first of two solid rocket motors that will form the backbone of Endeavour's completed space shuttle stack is about to be lowered into the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles...on November 7, 2023.
California Science Center

The first of two solid rocket motors that will form the backbone of Endeavour's completed space shuttle stack is lowered into the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles...on November 7, 2023.
California Science Center

The first of two solid rocket motors that will form the backbone of Endeavour's completed space shuttle stack is lowered into the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles...on November 7, 2023.
California Science Center

The first of two solid rocket motors that will form the backbone of Endeavour's completed space shuttle stack is about to be placed atop its aft skirt inside the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center's construction site in Los Angeles...on November 7, 2023.
California Science Center

The first of two solid rocket motors that will form the backbone of Endeavour's completed space shuttle stack is now secured atop its aft skirt inside the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center's construction site in Los Angeles...on November 7, 2023.
California Science Center
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