To get ready for Endeavour's grand move, crews will begin installation of the base of the shuttle's full stack on July 20 at the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

After that, the effort will begin to lift the massive external fuel tank, known as ET-94, into a vertical position, followed by the intricate lifting of the shuttle itself by a large crane to its ...

To get ready for Endeavour's grand move, crews will begin installation of the base of the shuttle's full stack on July 20 at the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

It has taken more than 10 years of planning and fundraising, but space shuttle Endeavour is ready to go vertical at its museum home, beginning on July 20.

Space shuttle Endeavour to go vertical once again for new installation The Go for Stack project begins July 20 and marks the start of a process to make Endeavour a vertical display ...

Jeff Rudolph, president and CEO of the California Science Center, said arranging the shuttle in a vertical position, as if ready to be launched into space, is a technically challenging process.

The 20-story-tall display stands atop an 1,800-ton concrete slab supported by six so-called base isolators to protect the space shuttle from earthquakes.

But construction began last year on the center’s $400 million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which will house the shuttle in the vertical launch position with the rocket boosters and fuel tank.

The shuttle was initially displayed horizontally in a temporary exhibit hall. A groundbreaking ceremony for the Air and Space Center was held in 2022 on the 11th anniversary of Endeavour’s final ...

It’s been 11 years since Space Shuttle Endeavour finished its last mission landing at Kennedy Space Center on June 1, 2011. It has since made the cross-country trip to its new home at the Cal… ...

After more than a decade on display at the California Science Center, the space shuttle Endeavour will begin the final trek to its permanent home at a new Los Angeles building in the coming months.

Credit: AP Space Shuttle Endeavour is lifted into the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Los Angeles. In all, NASA operated five shuttles in space.