space shuttle endeavour vertical display

And they both weigh 104,000 pounds.īeginning at 7:30 a.m. The rocket motors are each 116 feet long and more than 12 feet in diameter. The move of the motors is also no small task. The arrival of the motors will occur 11 years to the day that the shuttle Endeavour began its captivating cross-town journey from Los Angeles International Airport to the Science Center. 'The arrival of the SRMs will propel us one step closer to the completion of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which will serve as a launchpad for creativity and innovation and will inspire future generations of scientists, engineers, and explorers.'

'Eleven years after Endeavour's memorable crosstown journey, we're delighted to invite the public to join us once again to be a part of this next historic arrival,' Jeffrey Rudolph, president and CEO of the California Science Center, said in a statement. The public is invited to view the arrival as the motors are hauled north on Figueroa Street and into the Science Center. The journey will resume at about 3 a.m, traveling south on the 605 Freeway, then west on the Glenn Anderson (105) Freeway and north on the Harbor (110) Freeway and into downtown. The motors began their long journey on Tuesday, moving through San Bernardino County and through the Cajon Pass. On Wednesday, the rocket motors, which are being donated by Northrop, Grumman, made the final leg of their journey from the Mojave Air and Space Port north of Lancaster, where they have been in storage. CSC officials in July officially began the process of creating the vertical display, in what they have dubbed a 'Go for Stack' process. The delivery of the Solid Rocket Motors marks one of the last major components needed for the arrangement. The external fuel tank is already at the Science Center, awaiting its upright positioning in the new display. The shuttle has been on display horizontally at the Science Center for 11 years. When completed, the display will be the only vertical, launch-ready configuration of a shuttle in the world. All of the launch components, the shuttle, rocket boosters and a massive external fuel tank, will be included in the vertical display of Endeavour at its new home in the $400 million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.

The rocket motors are the major components of the twin Solid Rocket Boosters that were used to help propel the shuttles into space. The rocket motors will be included in the upright display of the space shuttle Endeavour. Some unusual cargo was hauled through the streets of Exposition Park on Wednesday, as a pair of large space-age Solid Rocket Motors were delivered to the California Science Center. Massive rocket motors move to Science Center 03:14

Space shuttle endeavour vertical display