Author Topic: Endeavour @ California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Museum (Read 158399 times)

catdlr · « **Reply #140 on:** 09/21/2023 12:28 am »

Quote from: rodface on 09/20/2023 11:51 pm

I visited Endeavour last week; it was my first time seeing an Orbiter in person and it did not disappoint. I have many thoughts but for now I'll just share some photos that I took, please enjoy.

rodface,

Welcome to the Forum; Nice first post. Nice collection of shots. It's been a while since I visited her myself. Visitors are allowed to stand so close you can almost touch it. But the cramped building is sometimes too close to take good pictures. Wish they had installed a ramp to view down or level with the ship. These may be the last good set of pictures as the ship will be making its move soon to the new building.

Best
Tony

lrk · « **Reply #141 on:** 09/29/2023 09:15 pm »

Quote from: rodface on 09/20/2023 11:51 pm

I think I would not have been as disappointed about the SMEs being replicas if I was unaware of their nature. But I know that they're replicas, and I think they look poor.

The visible nozzle bells of the SSME simulators are actually flight hardware, taken from retired RS-25s of an earlier block. The engines are just missing their powerheads (the top half of the engine - pumps, preburners, injectors, etc.), which are not visible anyway when installed on the orbiter.

rodface · « **Reply #142 on:** 10/02/2023 11:22 pm »

Quote from: catdlr on 09/21/2023 12:28 am

Quote from: rodface on 09/20/2023 11:51 pm
I visited Endeavour last week; it was my first time seeing an Orbiter in person and it did not disappoint. I have many thoughts but for now I'll just share some photos that I took, please enjoy.

rodface,

Welcome to the Forum; Nice first post. Nice collection of shots. It's been a while since I visited her myself. Visitors are allowed to stand so close you can almost touch it. But the cramped building is sometimes too close to take good pictures. Wish they had installed a ramp to view down or level with the ship. These may be the last good set of pictures as the ship will be making its move soon to the new building.

Best
Tony

Thank you for the welcome! It was a great experience. Will be interesting to see the full stack once it is finished.

Quote from: lrk on 09/29/2023 09:15 pm

Quote from: rodface on 09/20/2023 11:51 pm
I think I would not have been as disappointed about the SMEs being replicas if I was unaware of their nature. But I know that they're replicas, and I think they look poor.

The visible nozzle bells of the SSME simulators are actually flight hardware, taken from retired RS-25s of an earlier block. The engines are just missing their powerheads (the top half of the engine - pumps, preburners, injectors, etc.), which are not visible anyway when installed on the orbiter.

Shame on me! I remember thinking that they looked like paper mâché. Thanks for the clarification.

catdlr · « **Reply #143 on:** 10/11/2023 08:12 am »

The shuttles Solid Booster are being transported from their Palmdale storage location to the Science Center.

catdlr · « **Reply #144 on:** 10/11/2023 07:44 pm »

Massive rocket motors move to Science Center

catdlr · « **Reply #145 on:** 10/12/2023 03:16 am »

Endevour's SRBs arrived at the Museum site

The First 60 seconds of this video.

Robert_the_Doll · « **Reply #146 on:** 10/12/2023 11:32 pm »

https://twitter.com/SPACEdotcom/status/1712498727384932496

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Rocket booster parts arrive in LA to stand up space shuttle Endeavour exhibit https://trib.al/hsYOdkr

mrhuggy · « **Reply #147 on:** 11/07/2023 05:05 pm »

They are lifting the SRB's into the center today.

mrhuggy · « **Reply #148 on:** 11/07/2023 05:07 pm »

SRB's been lifted in. Taken from the livestream.

mrhuggy · « **Reply #149 on:** 11/07/2023 05:48 pm »

Currently on a temporary stand before been lifted in.

mrhuggy · « **Reply #150 on:** 11/07/2023 06:13 pm »

SRB been lifted in.

mrhuggy · « **Reply #151 on:** 11/07/2023 10:28 pm »

Some more captures from the live stream.

mrhuggy · « **Reply #152 on:** 11/07/2023 10:30 pm »

And the first SRB is installed ready for the rest of the stack.

catdlr · « **Reply #153 on:** 11/08/2023 07:12 am »

Local news report after today's first booster segment installation.

Video embed is not allowed just click to view on YouTube.

catdlr · « **Reply #154 on:** 11/08/2023 07:35 pm »

California Science Center // Solid Rocket Motor #2 Installation

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Streamed live Nov 8, 2023
The California Science Center continues Go for Stack with the installation of two large Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs), donated by Northrop Grumman, to create the two Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) for the space shuttle stack.

Go for Stack is the complex, multi-phase process of moving and lifting each of the space shuttle components into place for Endeavour’s upcoming awe-inspiring 20-story vertical display in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. This upcoming addition to the California Science Center will serve as a launchpad for creativity and innovation which will inspire future generations of scientists, engineers, and explorers.