Tag: California Science Center
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Photos: Final space shuttle fuel tank relic heads for California
The last remaining external fuel tank built for the space shuttle program but never flew will depart its factory in New Orleans on Tuesday for a long sea voyage to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. These pictures courtesy of the California Science Center show the tank being readied to leave the Michoud Assembly…
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Photos: Water tanks removed from space shuttle for new use
From deep inside the retired space shuttle Endeavour, technicians today extracted the crew module’s water retention tanks that now are destined for launch to the International Space Station. The salvage operation was performed at the California Science Center in Los Angeles — Endeavour’s final resting place. The tanks will be delivered to the station aboard…