The space shuttle Endeavor is wrapped in protective shrink wrap and is parked next to its external fuel tanks as it waits to be lifted by a 450-foot crane and placed next to its fuel tanks at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center next week. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Barring … Read more
NASA’s last remaining pre-flight external space shuttle tank finally took to the skies, albeit for just two short hops over Los Angeles. In what was originally planned as an overnight move, but expanded to a two-day process due to wind concerns and extra caution, the External Tank-94 (ET-94) was raised by two large cranes and … Read more
The giant external orange fuel tank of Space Shuttle Endeavor, ET-94, stands next to two 140-foot solid rocket boosters at the California Science Center on Wednesday. The tank was lifted with a crane on Friday and placed between the rocket boosters. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) An external fuel tank, crafted to … Read more
A man takes a photo of the last shuttle fuel tank, ET-94, before it begins its journey through the streets of Los Angeles to the California Science Center at Exposition Park in 2016. (Los Angeles Times) Finally, the final journey of the last space shuttle ever built, Endeavor, and its giant orange external tank are … Read more