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But…I don’t know…seeing this massive structure, this incredible feat of science and industry and innovation and just plain moxie almost took my breath away. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. And God knows I’ve been there…it’s often hard not to be. Space Shuttle Endeavour ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA 's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational Shuttle built. After 122,853,151 fly miles and a total of 299 days in space, the Endeavour. It seems like that’s almost a dirty word nowadays and that the average person is to be jaded and realistic and think about how we’re not such a great country anymore. Discover Space Shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles, California: The final resting place of a space program monolith. Without thinking about it, I was overcome with a sense of overwhelming patriotism. Seeing the shuttle in person was simply incredible. Yeah, I don’t know why I was thinking that either. It’s a much fancier scientific concoction. NASA 01 of 03 Another major mission for Endeavour was STS-61, the first service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, which took place in December 1993. Ok, I just looked it up and it’s not rubber. makes its way through the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood as it heads to a new homethe Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavilion at the California Science Center. I had no idea that the exterior is rubber. In 2012 the retired Endeavour was transported to Los Angeles, for public display in Exposition Park at the California Science Center. Over the course of her career, she flew 25 missions in all, ending in May 2011. She made her first flight in May 1992, to deliver a satellite to space. And to think that I was so close that I could see each and every tile of it’s surface is even more astounding.Īnd speaking of those tiles. Endeavour (OV-105) first arrived at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility on May 7, 1991, atop NASA’s new Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (NASA 911). To think this vehicle has been to space and back is simply mind boggling. It was certainly worth the wait.Īs you can see, it’s massive. This past weekend I was headed to Exposition Park and decided it was about time to stop by the California Science Center and check it out. The space shuttle Endeavour is seen atop the Over Land Transporter (OLT) after exiting the Los Angeles International Airport on its way to its new home at the California Science Center in Los. Nothing against the ship…I’m just not a fan of crowds. NASA/Bill Ingalls makes its way through the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood as it heads to a new homethe Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Pavilion at the California Science Center. It had been on my list of things to do but I had no desire to make a reservation and wait in line to see it. Endeavour astronauts restore Hubble's vision on the very first repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, STS-61.
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