The Endeavour space shuttle has been on display horizontally at the Science Center for 11 years. Now, the shuttle will be reconfigured so it can be housed vertically to display two rocket boosters and an external fuel tank.
California Science Center officials Thursday will begin the process of reconfiguring the space shuttle Endeavour into a planned vertical display with two rocket boosters and an external fuel tank, marking the first time such a feat will have been performed with a shuttle outside of a NASA facility.
The shuttle has been on display horizontally at the Science Center for 11 years. 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. "Endeavour will be the star attraction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, a launchpad for creativity and innovation that will inspire future generations of scientists, engineers and explorers," Jeff Rudolph, president and CEO of the California Science Center, said in a statement. "We are grateful to be at this point in the construction of the new Air and Space Center, and thrilled to start `Go for Stack' on July 20 to commemorate Space Exploration Day.
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