The plan for the shuttle is to take it out of the hanger, place it outside and build around it. "You may wonder why did I do this? Why did I get involved with the science center? I can tell you one word, it was because of the children," said Lynda Oschin, "I want to thank my husband Samuel Oschin for making all of this possible. The California Science Center Foundation has raised nearly $300 million toward its $400 million campaign goal for Endeavour LA. "Here at Expo Park, when the Lucas Museum opens up and this opens up, George Lucas once said to me 'You'll be able to go to one museum where we dreamed about going to space and walk to another on how it actually happens,'" said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The shuttle will be placed vertically and the gallery's highest point will be at 200 feet. Space shuttle Endeavour, perched atop NASAs 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft landed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 12:51 p.m. The center will add 200,000 square feet to the site. The first time four spacewalks were conducted on a Space Shuttle mission. This time, its journey will be measured in feet. The only shuttle to be named by children.
The shuttle's new home will be called the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. LOS ANGELES After 122 million miles in space, the shuttle Endeavour is about to embark on a new mission. And it's going be hopefully launching the dreams of many, many people for generations to come." The California Science Center on Wednesday (June 1) is breaking ground for its new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which will become the permanent home of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour. "It's going to feel like a dream come true. "That feeling that I had on the launch pad before Endeavour launched, I'm going to feel that again when I see it vertically in the building," said Greg Chamitoff, a retired astronaut who once flew on Endeavour. They grabbed shovels and broke ground on the shuttle's new and permanent home next center. On Wednesday, retired NASA astronauts who flew on Endeavour were joined by dignitaries at the California Science Center at Exposition Park. Retire NASA astronauts and dignitaries broke ground at the California Science Center for the space shuttle Endeavour's new homeĮXPOSITION PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) - Los Angeles' famed space shuttle Endeavour which once took over the streets and had Angelinos in awe has started its next mission. The Space Shuttle Endeavour has landed safely in Los Angeles, after giving admirers around the city a chance to take historic photos of its last flight.
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