Complete boosters were not reused instead, various permutations and combinations of segments flew together on different flights. It has been assembled only once and disassembled carefully so the set has all the parts. After splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean following a launch, every SRB was broken into four segments and cleaned thoroughly. This is the large Mega Bloks ProBuilder Space Shuttle Endeavour. Like the orbiter herself, Endeavour’s SRBs are flight-proven. Over a year later, the first SRB was lifted into place on November 7 th of 2023. The groundbreaking ceremony for the towering building took place on June 1 st. The facility was christened the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in honor of a philanthropist who supported the museum.īy mid-2022, the Science Center’s leaders felt confident that they would obtain enough funding to complete the exhibit. Endeavour was then turned 17 degrees clockwise to provide adequate clearance for its 78. Mega Bloks 9736 PRO BUILDER ENDEAVOUR SPACE SHUTTLE. In excellent condition, built once and stored in plastic bags.
The required funding gradually arrived in the form of donations, large and small. The shuttle’s nose was raised 200 feet into the night sky so that the rudder could clear 80 feet of space. Mega Bloks 9736 PROBUILDER ENDEAVOUR SPACE SHUTTLE 2005 Pieces Huge Set 29' Length 19' Wing Span Voice & Sound FX Without Box. It acquired a flight-worthy ET and SRBs and placed them in storage outside. Throughout the following decade, the Science Center prepared for the larger exhibition. Endeavour will be housed in the tapering cylindrical building at right. The completed Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will be an impressive facility. The Science Center still has several major milestones ahead of it – most importantly, more fundraising – but Endeavour’s lift was a major step towards the completion of the exhibition. The exhibit will be the only authentic Space Shuttle stack in existence. The orbiter Endeavour was lifted into the air and mated to a flightworthy External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters. Welcome to our auctions RnE Forever Simple Things Up for sale is a Mega Bloks ProBuilder Space Shuttle. The public was reminded of the Shuttle’s majesty last Monday when the California Science Center took a major step towards completing a one-of-a-kind display. As the most complex machines ever built, they stand as symbols of human ingenuity and the triumphs and tragedies which are intrinsic to exploration. Despite this, the elegant winged orbiters still hold a special place in American culture. Over 12 years have passed since the Space Shuttle program entered the history books with the bittersweet landing of STS-135. In 2012, the Endeavour captivated people across California as it flew past the Golden Gate Bridge and Hollywood sign atop a Boeing 747, before it underwent a three-day trek on land over the 405 Freeway and across the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood to its home at the California Science Center.The Space Shuttle Endeavour, encapsulated in a protective layer of shrink wrap, is attached to the External Tank and Solid Rocket Boosters which will join her on display.
The new location will give guests views from multiple platforms, including from beneath the orbiter’s three main engines as well as from above, looking through a glass floor directly at its nose.Įndeavour flew 25 missions, with its first mission in 1992 and its last in 2011. All four elements combined are called a shuttle’s full stack. The famed spacecraft that has been on horizontal display at the science center is in the process of moving to a permanent location in what will be the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, where the vehicle will be mounted in a vertical position, along with the solid rocket boosters and an orange external tank, making it look like it’s ready to launch. The space shuttle Endeavour began the first part of its journey to its final resting place Thursday, an effort more than a decade in the making after arriving at the California Science Center museum in 2012.