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Sts 135 iss assembly flight ulf7 was the 135th and final mission of the american space shuttle program.
Space shuttle la. You may also want to visit their reservation page for details on how to get a timed reservation. Shortly after its retirement nasa began looking for a permanent home for endeavour. Los angeles welcomes the space shuttle endeavour which touched down at los angeles international airport on september 21.
As mentioned endeavor was decommissioned in 2011 as the space shuttle program ended. Sts 135 launched on 8 july 2011 and landed on 21 july 2011 following a one day mission extension. You really need to as my space shuttle pictures do not do it justice.
A companion exhibit endeavour. Admission to the endeavour is included with a special exhibit or imax ticket. The four person crew was the smallest of any shuttle mission since.
The rocketdyne operations support center rosc monitored every space shuttle launch from the first to the last from right here in southern california. The california story features images and artifacts that relate the space shuttle program to california where the orbiters were originally constructed. In 2012 endeavour was moved to her current home.
Address phone number mickey s space ship shuttle reviews. Los angeles the space shuttle endeavour has landed for the final time and its new owners can hardly believe that the historic vehicle is now in their hands. It used the orbiter atlantis and hardware originally processed for the sts 335 contingency mission which was not flown.
Today the space shuttle endeavour is on permanent exhibition at the california science center in los angeles california. The fueling test a major milestone in its own right is a precursor to a high stakes eight minute test firing of the space launch system s four shuttle era main engines planned as soon as. The space potty or waste collection system provided a high tech solution to one of space travel s most pressing concerns.