SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR ALTERNATE NAMES FULL

SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR ALTERNATE NAMES FULL

Construction of the Air and Space Center will be completed around the full shuttle stack. The shuttle will be moved across Exposition Park and lifted by a crane to be intricately mated to the external tank. 31 will be the last chance to see Endeavour as it has been displayed - horizontally in the landing position - for years since arrival at the California Science Center. The Space Shuttle’s missions would be to carry cargo and personnel to a large space station and to deploy and service satellites. When NASA's shuttles were retired, Endeavour was flown to California atop NASA's special Boeing 747 shuttle carrier in 2012, drawing crowds as it flew over locations in the state associated with the space program.Īfter landing at Los Angeles International Airport, the shuttle was placed on a special trailer and then created a sensation as it was inched through tight city streets to the California Science Center over several days.Ī groundbreaking ceremony for the Air and Space Center was held last year on the 11th anniversary of Endeavour's final return from space.ĭec. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon 'Endeavour' is seen at dawn on the launch pad on Sunday (May 24). Phase B Shuttles (1970) By this time harsh cuts to NASA’s budget meant there would be no moonbases or crewed interplanetary missions in the 1970s. The 20-story-tall display will stand atop an 1,800-ton (1,633-metric ton) concrete slab supported by six so-called base isolators to protect Endeavour from earthquakes.Įndeavour was built as a replacement for the destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger and flew 25 missions between 19. Officials say it will be the first time the procedure has been done outside of a NASA facility. Pictured: A replica of Captain Cook’s ship Endeavour, for which a Space Shuttle was named. The segments, called aft skirts, had to be precisely positioned so that the entire assembly can be stacked properly. Read more about the Space Shuttles and their history here. Workers used a crane to hoist the bottom segments of the boosters into the California Science Center's future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which is currently under construction in Exposition Park. A highly technical process began Thursday in Los Angeles to put NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour on permanent display in the vertical launch position complete with external tank and two solid rocket boosters.

Space shuttle endeavour alternate names