Space shuttle Endeavour being prepared to move to new permanent exhibit, upright position at California Science Center
The space shuttle Endeavour is being prepped for its permanent move to another part of theIn two weeks crews will begin installing the base of the shuttle's rocket boosters in the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center building.You'll have until the end of December to see the shuttle in its current horizontal position.
After that, it will be moved to the new building. The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will add some 200,000 square feet of space for exhibits and events, with multiple galleries and artifacts from air and space travel. It could be years before you can see the shuttle in its new permanent display, in its upright launch position.
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