The trusty old Shuttle is being made into a museum display, and it'll be the first time the 20-story spacecraft is fully stacked outside of a NASA facility.
off a six-month-long process to stack the components of the Space Shuttle into a verticalthat it can go on display at the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which is currently under construction, the science centerprocess is set to begin on July 20, which marks Space Exploration Day.orbiter, which embarked on its first mission with the Space Shuttle program in 1992, the rocket’s solid boosters, and external tank.
Once fully stacked, the 20-story-tallwill be the star attraction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, a launchpad for creativity and innovation that will inspire future generations of scientists, engineers and explorers,” Jeff Rudolph, president and CEO of the California Science Center, said in a statement.
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