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Space Shuttle Endeavour
Come today to see up close and personal NASA”s OV-15 Space Shuttle Endeavour. The Endeavour successfully completed 25 missions into space, including the first service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as the first mission to add a U.S. component to the International Space Station.On display in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion
Admission to the Space Shuttle Endeavour is included with your special exhibit or IMAX ticket. Take your ticket to the Endeavour queue on the 2nd floor for admission. Shop our Endeavour web-store featuring the many new and exclusive space shuttle Endeavour products offered at the Science Center.
While we are building Endeavour’s permanent home, a new addition to the Science Center called the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, Endeavour can be viewed in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion. Guests who come to see Endeavour will begin their experience in Endeavour Together: Parts & People, a companion exhibit featuring artifacts from Endeavour and the external tank.
Following their visit to Endeavour Together, guests will be directed to the Samuel Oschin Pavilion to see Endeavour.
Samuel Oschin Pavilion
In the Samuel Oschin Pavilion, guests will be able to see Endeavour up close and discover some of the science behind this amazing vehicle.The pavilion will feature images and video to introduce guests to Endeavour’s past missions and the crews who flew them.
Endeavour Together: Parts & People
Endeavour Together: Parts & People celebrates Endeavour, the space shuttle program, and the people who helped make the program possible. The exhibit also highlights the shuttle program’s strong connection to California, where all the orbiters were built. Endeavour Together includes images of Endeavour under construction locally in Palmdale and Downey, as well as artifacts that flew into space aboard Endeavour. Dramatic video programs convey the emotion and power of Endeavour.
Rocketdyne Operations Support Center
The Rocketdyne Operations Support Center (ROSC) monitored every space shuttle launch, from the first to the last, from right here in Southern California.
Space Potty
The space potty, or Waste Collection System, provided a high-tech solution to one of space travel’s most pressing concerns.
Galley
Our galley served as a kitchen in space for astronauts aboard Endeavour.
Tires
Guests can touch these tires from Endeavour flight STS-134, which show the wear from landing on the runway.
Nose Cone
The nose cone protected sensors at the top of the space shuttle’s external tank.
Orthogrid
The orthogrid was carved from a single metal plate to be part of the wall of a super-lightweight space shuttle external tank (ET).
Mission 26: ET Comes Home
Experience ET-94’s move to the California Science Center through engaging photographs captured by Gil Garcetti. The exhibition highlights moments of ET-94’s trip through the Panama Canal, its arrival in Marina del Rey, and its journey through the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood on the way to its new home.
Visit their reservation information page for details on how to get timed reservations to see Endeavour on display in the Pavilion.
*Endeavour Timed Reservations for individuals are required on weekends, holidays, and peak dates. For groups of 15 or more please call (213) 744-2019.
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