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 ...

The shuttle launch display will be the centerpiece of the 200,000- square-foot Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which will nearly double the Science Center's educational exhibition space.

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.

NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to be put on permanent display in the vertical launch position at Exposition Park. ABC7 toured the inside of the spacecraft before the move.

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.

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 ...

About $360 million of the $400 million cost has been raised. In all, NASA operated five shuttles in space. Shuttle Challenger was lost and its crew of seven died in a launch accident Jan. 28, 1986.

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.

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.

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 ...