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Up next for Endeavour L.A. exhibit: Tank lift and shuttle shrink wrap [i]The science center announced on Tuesday (Jan. 2) that is targeting Wednesday, Jan. 10 to begin the tank's move. The largest component of the space shuttle stack, the 154-foot-long (47-meter) orange tank will be loaded onto a self-propelled modular transporter for its relatively short trip from beside the California Science Center to the work site for the new air and space center. The 65,000-pound (29,500-kilogram) tank will then be hoisted by crane above the partially erected walls of the museum and then lowered between the exhibit's two solid rocket boosters, which were similarly installed in December. Unlike the boosters, though, the tank's lift will be conducted overnight, with first motion slated for sometime after 10 p.m. PST on Jan. 11 (12 a.m. EST or 0500 GMT Jan. 12), pending acceptable weather conditions and other safety concerns.[/i]
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