There are some sights in this world that no photograph can truly capture.
Think of the rolling ribbons of the aurora in the northern and southern skies, the depth and breadth of the Grand Canyon, or the sense of immersion when diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Astronauts will tell you that not even large-format cameras can truly capture the blackness of outer space or the majesty that is our planet as seen from orbit or beyond.
It’s not every day that a new one of those sights debuts. But such will be the case on Friday, November 13, when the California Science Center in Los Angeles finally
reveals the launch-pad-like display of the space shuttle Endeavor inside the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
“It has been more than 30 years since we first dreamed of putting a shuttle in the launch position in our air and space center, and it is better than we ever thought it was going to be,” said Jeffrey Rudolph, president and CEO of the science center, in an interview with collectSPACE.com. “I haven’t had anybody walk in there yet who is disappointed, and more than that, who isn’t excited and in awe.”
“It is an incredible exhibit and incredible sight,” he said.
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Setting the stage
It has
taken four years to construct the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, including accomplishing what many thought impossible: stacking a space shuttle orbiter with its external tank and twin solid rocket boosters without using a NASA facility intended for that purpose.
<small>Source: Ars Technica</small>
