The prelude to the external tank's big lift is scheduled for Jan. "Show time!" said Jeffrey Rudolph, president of the California Science Center. The cranes that will lift the spacecraft are quite tall-the tallest of which will be about the height of City Hall. The operation will be a sight to see, and the key moments of the lift of the external tank and Endeavour will be streamed online by the California Science Center. It'll be the first time a shuttle designed for space has been assembled vertically outside of a NASA or Air Force facility. Then, no earlier than the end of the month, the space shuttle orbiter itself, Endeavour, will then be lifted from its horizontal position to its vertical position, and be attached to the external tank. will be configured in a full-stack arrangement, pointing to the stars, as if ready for launch.īarring any weather delays, starting next week, the 65,000-pound, 154-foot-long giant orange external tank is expected to be moved and then lifted up from its current horizontal position into a vertical orientation, where it'll be attached to the solid rocket boosters that have already been installed. Unlike any other exhibit showcasing a retired space shuttle, Endeavour in L.A. and the orbiter's cross-country journey in 2012, flying over the Hollywood sign before undertaking a three-day journey through city streets to its new home. Anticipation has been building for more than a decade for the new museum wing, after NASA's decision in 2011 to send Endeavour to L.A. It'll be a momentous occasion for the California Science Center, the state-run museum just south of downtown L.A., which is building the 20-story Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center to house Endeavour.
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