Richard T. Par
Just thought I'd end this month with these photos that I took at the California Science Center yesterday...showing the retired orbiter Endeavour now mated to her external tank and twin solid rocket boosters inside the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center!
The process to attach Endeavour to her external tank, ET-94, began late at night on Monday, January 29. It wasn't till the early morning hours on Tuesday that the orbiter was soft-mated to ET-94.
Endeavour was hard-mated today—with the giant yellow, metal sling being detached from the vehicle shortly afterwards. (See the X post at the very bottom of this entry.)
It was thrilling to see the world's only authentic Space Shuttle Stack now standing tall near downtown Los Angeles! I intend on heading back to the California Science Center this Friday (since a winter storm will be hitting Southern California tomorrow) to gaze at Endeavour as she is freely poised in an upright position for the first time since launching on mission STS-134 almost 13 years ago.
Richard T. Par
Richard T. Par
Richard T. Par
Richard T. Par
Richard T. Par
I love this shot!#GoForStack #CaliforniaScienceCenter #Endeavour #OV105 pic.twitter.com/BzqkZNFqwn
— Rich Par (@AstroPnoy) January 30, 2024
I USED to collect comic books and basketball cards... Now it's newspapers with cool space-related events in the headlines 😄 pic.twitter.com/9ASuQgNfoQ
— Rich Par (@AstroPnoy) February 1, 2024
Endeavour points to stars once more 🚀✨
— CA Science Center (@casciencecenter) February 1, 2024
The Science Center has completed the world’s only authentic, ready-to-launch space shuttle system display. Endeavour's installation in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is the grand finale of the unprecedented Go for Stack process. pic.twitter.com/8sRFVHro9J
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