Topic: California Science Center: shuttle Endeavour
cljohnston108 New Member
Posts: 1 From: Los Angeles, CA, USA Registered: Dec 2012
posted 12-08-2012 11:40 AM
Hey there! First post here.
I was there opening day, and after dealing with the tickets, lines and trading different colored poker chips, I got to the door, handed the lady my chip and looked up... and let out the loudest gasp I've ever had! The "door lady" chuckled and said. "And there it is."
As I walked underneath Endeavour, I was fighting back tears, and just about felt like jumping up and down and shouting, "I WANT MY SPACE PROGRAM BACK, DAMMIT!" But it ended up being such a great day, because I found myself answering questions for all the fascinated-yet-bewildered folks who'd come up to me on account of my t-shirt with the big honkin' NASA logo on it.
Since then I've been boning up on my shuttle lore by actually reading the Jenkins book, which I've had for about a decade, but only ever looked at the diagrams of all the wacky concepts that were considered.
Also, I just got my copy of "Wings In Orbit" that I've had my eye on all year. (Kinda beat-up, but it was the last copy B&N had, so they knocked 10 bucks off it!)
I plan on spending lots of time with Endeavour, and I'm gonna be bringin' those two books with me. Hmm, think they might offer me a job?
tegwilym Member
Posts: 2283 From: Renton, WA USA Registered: Jan 2000
posted 12-10-2012 03:27 PM
quote:Originally posted by cljohnston108: ...and let out the loudest gasp I've ever had! The "door lady" chuckled and said. "And there it is."
I did the same first time I stepped out of the theater at KSC and found myself under the Saturn F-1 engines.
Post photos if you are going to be there a lot!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 26879 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
Space shuttle Endeavour's final journey to become a museum display last year is now the focus of a new photography exhibit at its Los Angeles home.
The California Science Center opens "Mission 26: The Big Endeavour" on Monday (March 11), an exhibition adding a new experience for guests visiting the retired NASA space shuttle. The more than 80 images in the gallery serve to highlight the scenes that were witnessed by spectators as Endeavour was flown over the Golden State and during its 12-mile, 68-hour journey through city streets.
The new exhibit, which is sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, includes many of the images that the newspaper's photographers took during the unprecedented delivery. A time lapse video, together with contributions from students in the area, complete the gallery, which invites guests to recall what it was like to be part of the historic event.
sts205cdr Member
Posts: 528 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Jun 2001
posted 04-28-2013 08:27 PM
The girlfriend and I are planning to take AmTrak down from Northern California to visit the Endeavour exhibit next month. Any advice on where to stay, how to get around? It's our primary mission.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 26879 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 05-22-2013 01:18 AM
David Knight, who coordinated and produced the video documentary efforts to capture Endeavour's delivery to Los Angeles, shares this nine-minute video highlighting "Mission 26," which is now playing in the California Science Center.
posted 12-08-2012 11:40 AM
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