Officials have dubbed the long process of moving the shuttle into vertical launch position 'Go for Stack.' When completed, it will be the only vertical, launch-ready display of a retired space shuttle in the world.
Once completed, it will be the only vertical, launch-ready display of a retired space shuttle in the world.Continuing the laborious process of moving the space shuttle Endeavour into a vertical, launch-ready display, work will begin Tuesday to lift a pair of 52-ton solid rocket motors into upright position at the California Science Center.
The rocket motors arrived at the Science Center in mid-October after making a long freeway trip from the Mojave Air and Space Port north of Lancaster. They will ultimately be displayed upright with the shuttle and a massive external fuel tank, providing the centerpiece of the Science Center's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.Science Center officials have dubbed the long process of moving the shuttle into vertical launch position "Go for Stack.
Following installation of the rocket motors, the next piece of the "Go for Stack" process will be lifting the external fuel tank, known as ET- 94, into place. The final component will be the delicate move of the shuttle itself across Exposition Park and the use of a crane to lift it into its vertical display, which will tower 200 feet into the air.
Due to the moving and construction process, the space shuttle Endeavour will be removed from public display at the end of the day Dec. 31, meaning that will be the last day people will be able to see the shuttle in its current horizontal position. The 200,000-square-foot Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Exposition Park will nearly double the Science Center's educational exhibition space, officials said. The building will include three multi-level galleries, themed for air, space and shuttle. The new facility will also house an events and exhibit center that will house large-scale rotating exhibitions.
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