This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. Jenkins donated the permit to the National Air and Space Museum in September 2011. It belonged to Dennis Jenkins, a consulting aerospace engineer for the Space Shuttle Program, and author of Space Shuttle: The History of the National Space Transportation System, a definitive book detailing the development and first 100 flights of the space shuttles. Vehicle passes, such as this one, allowed employees involved in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the general public, to witness the arrival of Endeavour first hand. Built later than the other space shuttles, the Endeavor did not arrive at the Kennedy Space Center until May 1991. This vehicle permit pass was given out for the arrival of the space shuttle Endeavour. After Endeavour s roll-out, the system was installed on the other shuttles during their overhauls in the early 1990s. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. During the construction of Space Shuttle Endeavour, an improved nose wheel steering system was developed which allowed easier and more effective nose wheel steering. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. Your support will help fund exhibitions, educational programming, and preservation efforts.īecome a member Wall of Honor Ways to give Host an Event Programs Learning resources Plan a field trip Educator professional development Education monthly theme
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Stories Topics Collections On demand For researchersīring the Air and Space Museum to your learners, wherever you are. National Air and Space Museum in DC Udvar-Hazy Center in VA Plan a field trip Plan a group visitĭiscover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or virtually.īrowse our collections, stories, research, and on demand content. Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in DC. This is the final time they’ll work together to lift and mate a space shuttle and is the last-ever planned space shuttle stack.Visit us in Washington, DC and Chantilly, VA to explore hundreds of the world’s most significant objects in aviation and space history. The California Science Center is fortunate to have a remarkable team of experts with decades of experience working with NASA and the shuttle program – some from the very first space shuttle launch in 1981. Space shuttle Endeavour flew 25 missions in space. The low cloud cover blocked shots of the shuttle. The 122-foot-long orbiter weighs 178,000 lbs. From T-9 minutes and counting all the way through MECO, this is the final launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour. Photo by Jim SaboĮndeavour’s installation in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, a major expansion of the California Science Center, is the grand finale of the unprecedented Go for Stack process to create the world’s only authentic space shuttle system display. Following the hard mate, the sling will be removed, and at that point the process will be complete.
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A space traffic jam at the International Space Station forced the 10-day delay. NASAs last-existing, built-for-flight space shuttle external tank, ET-94, is seen soon after being mated with two solid rocket boosters to form the backbone of the space shuttle Endeavour exhibit inside the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center under construction in Los Angeles, Saturday, Jan. Work will continue tonight to finish the final “hard mate.” A hard mate occurs when the flight hardware bolts and nuts are completely torqued, firmly securing the orbiter in place. NASA has delayed the planned April 19 launch of shuttle Endeavour to no earlier than April 29. Beginning Monday, January 29 around 9:30 p.m., and lasting just under nine and a half hours, Endeavour’s “soft mate” is now complete. This marks the first time this process has been accomplished outside of a NASA or Air Force facility. Today the California Science Center reached another major milestone toward its future display of space shuttle Endeavour in ready-to-launch configuration with the successful lift of the space shuttle orbiter itself.