Space Shuttle Endeavour Installed in Launch-Ready Position at California Science Center

The retired orbiter is now part of a unique vertical display, marking the first time in over a decade a Space Shuttle has been presented in this way.

NASA's retired Space Shuttle Endeavour has been hoisted and installed in a vertical launch position at the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
The Endeavour orbiter was lifted atop an external tank and two solid rocket boosters, marking the first time in over a decade that a Space Shuttle has been displayed in a launch-ready position.
The intricate stacking process, which was commonly done to prepare for launches when the space shuttle program was active, has never been done outside of a NASA facility before.
The display is part of the museum's 'Go for Stack' process, which began in July 2023, with the aim of building the only 'ready for launch' 20-story-tall vertical display of the Space Shuttle.
Construction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center is expected to continue for another 18 months, with around 100 more spacecraft to be added to the display.