Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed vertically in new exhibit at California Science Center
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Sawyer Rosenstein
Summary
The California Science Center has unveiled Space Shuttle Endeavour in its final vertical display configuration, poised as if ready for launch with an attached external tank and twin solid rocket boosters. The exhibit, set to open November 13, showcases OV-105 (Endeavour), which first flew in May 1992 on STS-25 and completed 25 missions including capturing a stranded satellite and being the first vehicle to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The article details the shuttle's history, its construction as a replacement for Challenger, and the complex engineering process of assembling the vertical display.
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· 3 pulledAfter 25 flights, Space Shuttle Endeavour is set to complete its next mission of education.
OV-105, better known by the name Endeavour, first flew in May 1992 on STS-25.
During its career, the orbiter would capture a stranded satellite, be the first vehicle to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
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