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Space shuttle Endeavour assembled in vertical launch position for permanent display at California Science Center

  • The space shuttle Endeavour is being assembled in a vertical position with solid rocket boosters and external tank at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
  • Endeavour flew 25 missions for NASA between 1992 and 2011 before being delivered to the California Science Center in 2012.
  • The full stack assembly involves precise measurements and is expected to take approximately six months to complete.
  • The display of Endeavour in launch position will stand over 20 stories tall and will be protected against earthquakes.
  • The construction of the new Air and Space Center building to house Endeavour is nearing completion after raising almost $350 million of its $400 million goal.
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