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World-class hands-on science museum in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Space shuttle Endeavour #GoForStack complete. 🚀 FREE general admission. Open 10am–5pm.
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TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED! Here is the countdown from inside the Samuel Oschin Pavilion! 👏👏👏
@NASAJPL
@NASAInSight
@NASA
@MayorOfLA
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Endeavour points to stars once more 🚀✨
The Science Center has completed the world’s only authentic, ready-to-launch space shuttle system display. Endeavour's installation in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is the grand finale of the unprecedented Go for Stack process.
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A new dawn for Endeavour 🚀🌅 Today, the Science Center reached a major milestone toward its future ready-to-launch display of Endeavour with the successful lift of the orbiter. This marks the first time this process has been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility.
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Watch the moment space shuttle Endeavour was lifted into future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. 🚀 This marks the first time this process has been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility.
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Space shuttle stacks are so 𝓊𝓅𝓁𝒾𝒻𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔, don't you think? 🚀
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We're still mesmerized by this amazing view. 🤩🚀✨️
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Final preparations are underway to install Endeavour no earlier than 1/29. Endeavour's lift will be livestreamed. More details to come.
Due to safety precautions and space constraints, there will be no public viewing on the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center construction site.
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Endeavour is on the move! 🚀 Watch our space shuttle crew move Endeavour to the construction site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center! The Science Center will soon be lifting and installing space shuttle Endeavour as the culmination of
#GoForStack
.
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Endeavour's house, in the middle of our street... 🏡 🚀
Check out this glimpse of Endeavour as its final home, the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, is completed around the space shuttle stack!
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ET goes home! 🚀 Watch as ET-94 was lifted into the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
Our space shuttle team is currently working on fully installing and mating ET-94 to the Solid Rocket Boosters.
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We're 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 into your feed to share this important update: ET-94 is on the move! Our space shuttle team is getting ET-94 into position for its installation in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
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POV: You're standing under the last flight-qualified External Tank in existence, ET-94, that will become part of the world's only authentic, ready-to-launch space shuttle display in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
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And with that, ET-94 has been installed and mated to the Solid Rocket Boosters! 🚀
Lifting and mating ET-94 was the last major step in Go for Stack before Endeavour is moved to the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
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📣We're going live TONIGHT!📣
Tune in tonight, January 29, at as we go live for Endeavour's lift and installation into the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. 🚀 Space shuttle lift to begin no earlier than 10:00 pm. Schedule subject to change.
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Go for Stack ✅ Watch our entire Go for Stack process—from the installation of our aft skirts to Endeavour! 🚀
Construction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will continue around the 20-story space shuttle system for several years.
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Hey, Endeavour! 👋
Construction continues for our space shuttle's new home, the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center! 🚀🏡 Support our EndeavourLA Campaign to create the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. Learn more and join the mission at .
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Go behind the scenes with space shuttle Endeavour! 🚀 Take a look at how our team wrapped up the space shuttle.
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The SRMs have exited the freeway and are en route to the Science Center! 🚀
Today the Solid Rocket Motors arrive exactly 11 years after Endeavour made its journey across the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood. They are the final elements of the space shuttle system to arrive.
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A huge statue of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has been discovered in Cairo:
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🚨LAST DAY TO SEE ENDEAVOUR!🚨
Today, 12/31, is your LAST CHANCE to see Endeavour for several years until the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens to the public.
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Ahead of Endeavour's installation, we're looking back at all our Go for Stack milestones—from the installation of the aft skirts to the External Tank! 🚀 This massive and technically challenging process has never-before been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility.
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📣We're going LIVE!📣
Tune in Monday night, January 29, at as we go live for Endeavour's lift and installation into the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center (schedule subject to change). 🚀
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@ShuttleCDRKelly
stopping by his old office :) Great to see you and
@GabbyGiffords
today!
http://t.co/VlNTNldDgF
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Reaching this milestone is possible due to an extraordinarily generous gift from the Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Oschin Family Foundation. Plus generous support from the State of CA & numerous foundations, individuals & corporate donors. We’ve raised $280 million of our $400 million goal
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It's not goodbye...it's see you later!👋 Endeavour is preparing to be lifted into the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which will then be completed around the full shuttle stack. While Endeavour is off exhibit, we remain one of the largest science centers in the nation.
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Take a look behind the scenes at Endeavour's preparations for its move! 🚀
The California Science Center will soon be moving and lifting Endeavour as the culmination of Go for Stack—the multi-phase process of stacking each space shuttle component in vertical configuration.
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THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! ⏰ December 31, 2023 will be your last chance to see Endeavour on exhibit for several years until the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens to the public.
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To celebrate our newly installed ET-94 in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, learn about the External Tank and its role during space shuttle launches! 🚀
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We received two aft skirts for our Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) from
@NASA
at
@NASAArmstrong
! The aft skirts are the bottom-most part of the SRBs and will serve as the foundation for stacking Endeavour in launch position in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
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Seeing a real space shuttle stack during your science adventure? 🤯 Now THAT is out of this world! 🚀
📸:
@gvalentine_
on Instagram
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We've got some BIG news—our Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs) are getting installed! 🚀
Tune in tomorrow, 11/7, at 7:45 am to watch as the SRMs are lifted by a 450-foot-tall crane into their final vertical position. Visit the livestream on our YouTube channel:
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Just dropping into your feed to say "tanks" for a great year! 🧡
Here are some amazing photos of ET-94 for you to enjoy—because "orange" we glad to such wonderful fans!
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We need YOUR help to help complete the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, a launchpad for creativity and innovation to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Join the mission by donating at . Gifts of any amount make a difference!
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Like two peas in a pod, here are our two installed Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs)! 🚀 Our Space Shuttle Team completed the installation of our SRMs.
Rewatch the historic moment! See the lift of the first SRM at and the second SRM at .
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🐕NEW EXHIBITION🐕 opening in 11 DAYS...Dogs! A Science Tail. Discover dogs' amazing senses and grab the chance to see, hear, smell, and act like a dog. Tickets now on sale.
#DogsAScienceTail
#sniffoutthescience
🐾
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The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition opens October 15! A Unique, first-time look into the Pixar process!
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POV: You’re watching our Solid Rocket Booster aft skirts get delivered! Our future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will be the only place in the world to see a complete Space Shuttle with a flown orbiter mated to real Solid Rocket Boosters and External Tank.
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The Science Center is fortunate to have a remarkable team of experts with decades of experience working with NASA and the shuttle program. This is the final time they'll work together to lift and mate a space shuttle and the last-ever planned space shuttle stack.
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The California Science Center is currently experiencing technical difficulties with our livestream. ET-94 is still being prepped by our team at this time and has not yet been lifted.
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📣We're going LIVE!📣
Tune in this Thursday night, 1/11, on our YouTube channel as we go live for ET-94's lift and installation into the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center (schedule subject to change). Stay tuned for more information and opportunities to submit questions!
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The views from the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center 🤩🤩🤩
You can help create the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center by supporting our EndeavourLA Campaign at . 🚀
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We're still going "OMG!" over our SRMs. 🚀🤩
Last week, we installed of our Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs). We are one step further with Go for Stack, the process of installing Endeavour’s upcoming 20-story vertical display in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
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Endeavour's installation in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, a major expansion of the California Science Center, is the grand finale of the unprecedented Go for Stack process to create the world’s only authentic space shuttle system display.
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Wow!
#Endeavour
landed at LAX atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) 8 yrs ago after a busy day of flying over CA! Where did YOU
#SpotTheShuttle
? Share your pics and tag us!
#Mission26
#timeflies
#onthisday
#otd
#partofhistory
@NASA
@NASAJPL
@flyLAXairport
@VisitCA
@lacoliseum
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Lasting 9.5 hours, Endeavour's soft mate is now complete. Work will continue to finish the hard mate. A hard mate occurs when the flight hardware bolts and nuts are completely torqued, firmly securing the orbiter in place. Following the hard mate, the process will be complete.
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Do you have a photo with the iconic space shuttle Endeavour? Share them in the comments!
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The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will provide a permanent home for Endeavour in an awe-inspiring ‘ready-to-launch’ 20-story configuration w solid rocket boosters & an external tank--the world’s only display of an authentic space shuttle system.
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So far, this has been one of the most
#awesome
days of 2016. We might be a little biased...😉
#ETcomeshome
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A view that never gets old 🤩
The
#CaliforniaScienceCenter
's free general admission includes
#space
shuttle
#Endeavour
in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion.
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BLOOM TIME! Our
#CorpseFlower
Darth Vapor is beginning to bloom this evening! Make a timed-entry reservation to come smell this amazing flower on the 2nd floor outside the Life! Beginnings exhibit. Learn more about
#DarthVapor
at
#TheHuntington
#BloomTime
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#ET2therescue
: Fishing boat sank near Mexico coast. The 4 ppl were rescued by Shannon Dann...the tug boat towing ET!
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Ever noticed the flag on the starboard side of Endeavour appears to be "backward?"🚀🇺🇸 Tradition and an interpretation of the U.S. Flag Code suggest the blue field on the flag should always be pointed forward into the wind as if the flag were flying in the breeze on a flagpole.
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Excited about the livestream? We are, too! Due to weather conditions, we are experiencing a slight delay, but our livestream will start soon. Stay tuned! Watch our livestream at .
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"Plane" and simple, spring is the best time to walk through the garden. ☀️🌸 But did you know you can also see the ONLY A-12 trainer ever built in our Roy A. Anderson Blackbird Exhibit & Garden? ✈️ It flew more flights and spent more hours in the air than any other A-12.
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This will be the culmination of
#GoForStack
, the 6-month, multi-phase process of stacking the space shuttle in a 20-story vertical configuration. This is a massive and technically challenging process that has never-before been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility.
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A peek into Endeavour's payload bay, where we will be installing items over the next few weeks.
#GoforPayload
http://t.co/wW8ZKGc6ff
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The last remaining flight-qualified External Tank in existence, ET-94 is the largest component of the shuttle stack, weighing 65,000 lbs and standing 154 feet top to bottom. ET-94 will ultimately be a part of the world's only authentic, ready-to-launch space shuttle stack.
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Wow! Endeavour landed at LAX atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) 6 years ago after a busy day of flying over California! Where did YOU
#SpotTheShuttle
? Share your photos and tag us!
#Mission26
#flashbackfriday
#fbf
#onthisday
#otd
#partofhistory
@NASA
@JPL
@flyLAXairport
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We're getting ready to launch 𝘎𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬! But, how do we stack a space shuttle?🚀🤔 Swipe through to see the process! Learn more about 𝘎𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 at and join the mission at .
@northropgrumman
@NASA
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On this day 8 years ago...Endeavour was atop the Over Land Transporter (OLT) in a hangar at LAX just a few hours before starting a 14 mile journey through the streets of Los Angeles! Learn more about Endeavour at .
@flyLAXairport
@united
#SpottheShuttle
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𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! 🚀 On July 20, the California Science Center will commence 𝘎𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬, installing the two aft skirts and laying the foundation upon which the shuttle stack will be built. Learn more:
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Five years ago today, Endeavour touched down at
@EdwardsAFB
on the way here from
@NASAKennedy
! Photo Credit: (NASA/Tom Tschida)
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Thank you
@VirginOrbit
for donating a ventilator for our new exhibit on Covid-19, "All in this Together," and for your work to combat the pandemic!
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Celebrate the completion of Go for Stack and welcome Endeavour to its new permanent home, the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, with these commemorative items! 🚀
Shop in-store at ExploraStore or online at .
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#BTS
Look: Our team is steadily working to prepare the SRBs for display in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center—now under construction—which will be the only place in the world to see a complete Space Shuttle with Endeavour mated to real SRBs and ET-94.
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Lifting and mating ET-94 is the last major step in Go for Stack before Endeavour is moved to the site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. ET-94 will ultimately be a part of the world's only authentic, ready-to-launch space shuttle stack.
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Missed our livestream of Endeavour's lift into the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center? Or simply want to relive the historic moment? We know we do! Watch all the action again at . 🚀
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The glow up 🥹 ET-94 has undergone substantial repairs since it arrived at the California Science Center and now it's ready to be lifted and installed into the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center! 🙌🏼
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Album: Aft skirt installation 🚀
Today, the
#CaliforniaScienceCenter
launched
#GoForStack
with the installation of the two aft skirts. Swipe through to see this historic first step in creating the world's only display of an authentic, ready-to-launch space shuttle system.
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Today and every day, we love our guests to the moon and back. ❤️🚀🌕
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Our Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are coming together! 🚀 Swipe through to see the historic day!
You can rewatch the historic moment at . Also, check out the installation of the second SRM at .
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Slow, slow, and slower is the name of the game cause that's a LOT of mass. Transfer nearly complete.
#ETComesHome
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It has already been four years since Endeavour flew over CA! More great photos here:
#SpotTheShuttle
#Mission26
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On this day 9 years ago: Endeavour was atop the Over Land Transporter (OLT) in a hangar at LAX just a few hours before starting a 14 mile journey thru the streets of LA!
@LAX
@United
#otd
#Mission26
#SpottheShuttle
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Show of hands, who has taken a picture here? 🙋♀️
📸:
@cassie
.pogue &
@sinarmin20
on Instagram
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The views from the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center 🤩
You can help us build the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center by supporting our EndeavourLA Campaign. Learn more and join the mission at . 🚀
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Our very own curator, Dr. Ken, has spent most of the pandemic as a contact tracing supervisor at
@lapublichealth
. In our newest episode of
#EverWonder
, he shares what it's been like for him and his team for the past year.
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We were paused for a little bit. Engines have started up again. Wheels are rolling! Headed to La Tijera!
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Our Solid Rocket Motors' (SRMs) journey to the California Science Center is underway! Swipe through to see their trip so far!
Tomorrow morning, our SRMs will arrive. The SRMs are the final space shuttle element to arrive at the California Science Center.
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We're getting a special delivery! 🚀📦
On 10/11, the Science Center will continue Go for Stack with the arrival of two Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs), donated by
@northropgrumman
. The SRMs are the final space shuttle element to arrive at the California Science Center.
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🚀INTERVIEW FROM ENDEAVOUR🚀 California Science Center Curator of Aerospace Science Dr. Ken Phillips shares the wonder that will await guests when they enter the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. Catch a glimpse of the Aviation, Space, and Shuttle galleries!
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Welcome home, Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs)! 🚀💜
Today the SRMs arrived exactly 11 years after space shuttle Endeavour made its 12-mile journey to the Science Center. Swipe through to see some heartwarming highlights from our SRMs' journey home.
@northropgrumman
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Go behind the scenes with our Space Shuttle Team as they prepare our Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) for our space shuttle stack! 🚀
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Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center construction update! 🚀
Our construction crew recently made the final pour of concrete on the second level. The future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center has now reached the existing Science Center building! 🙌
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Four years ago today...the driver of the Over Land Transporter navigated Endeavour through the streets of L.A.!
#mission26
#spottheshuttle
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