Friday, February 2, 2024

Hail Endeavour! Visiting the World's Only Authentic Space Shuttle Stack in L.A. Once More...

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

As mentioned in this blog entry two days ago, I drove back to the California Science Center this morning to view Endeavour in person once again! This time, the retired NASA orbiter was freely pointing up at the heavens from her vantage point inside the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...after the yellow metal sling that mated the vehicle to the rest of the Space Shuttle Stack last Tuesday was removed by Wednesday evening.

It remains to be seen when I'll head back to Los Angeles to check out the only decommissioned space shuttle orbiter that's located west of the Mississippi. The process of fully enclosing Endeavour, her external tank ET-94 and the twin solid rocket boosters with protective scaffolding and plywood (as work ramps up at the Air and Space Center's construction site now that the Stack is in place) should begin in earnest—once weather improves here in Southern California.

Another winter storm will be hitting SoCal by this Sunday, and conclude next Tuesday. Stay tuned!

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, a retired A-12 Blackbird photobombs Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack as it stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, a retired F/A-18 Hornet photobombs Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack as it stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, the retired F/A-18 Hornet photobombs Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack as it stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, a selfie is taken with Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack as it stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, another selfie is taken with Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack as it stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, another selfie is taken with Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack as it stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par

At the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Endeavour's Space Shuttle Stack stands tall inside the construction site for the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center...on February 2, 2024.
Richard T. Par
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