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Twin solid rockets, reused veterans of spaceflight, set for Endeavour display

March 28, 2017 Justin Ray

Two space shuttle solid rocket boosters — reusable space hardware that launched on 81 missions — are being gifted to the California Science Center to become part of the museum’s launch pad display of Endeavour.

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Parade moves last shuttle fuel tank to museum for Endeavour display

May 21, 2016 Justin Ray

A spectacle never seen before — a space shuttle external fuel tank traversing city streets — was witnessed in Los Angeles on Saturday as the relic was moved to the museum that will construct a rocket science attraction.

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Photos: Final space shuttle fuel tank moves through Los Angeles to museum

May 21, 2016 Justin Ray

A last-of-its-kind piece of space hardware — the only remaining shuttle external fuel tank — makes its way along the city streets of Los Angeles to the California Science Center.

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Shuttle fuel tank comes ashore in California for Endeavour museum exhibit

May 18, 2016 Justin Ray

A five-week, 5,000-mile sea trek of the last space shuttle external fuel tank pulled into port today for a parade through the urban jungle of Southern California on Saturday to its final destination.

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Photos: Shuttle tank arrives in California

May 18, 2016 Justin Ray

The museum-bound space shuttle tank is coming ashore this morning in Marina del Rey, California, for offloading from its transport barge.

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Journey of shuttle fuel tank to California saves four people in Pacific

May 15, 2016 Justin Ray

Making a brief pit shop in San Diego to clear customs today, the museum-bound space shuttle external fuel tank will reach Los Angeles for offloading from the transport barge on Wednesday, just days after a serendipitous rescue of the passengers from a sunken boat in the Pacific.

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Photos: Space shuttle fuel tank in Panama for passage through canal

April 27, 2016 Justin Ray

The last space shuttle external tank in existence, headed from the New Orleans manufacturing plant to the California Science Center for the vertical launch pad display of the retired orbiter Endeavour, has passed through the Panama Canal.

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Museum-bound shuttle external tank completes transit of Panama Canal

April 26, 2016 Justin Ray

Navigating the 48-mile Panama Canal that slices through the isthmus, the final shipment of a space shuttle external fuel tank emerged into the Pacific for a three-week trek to California.

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Last space shuttle tank reaches Panama Canal for crossing to Pacific

April 23, 2016 Justin Ray

The tugboat and barge transporting the last space shuttle external tank to its display venue in California have reached the inlet to the Panama Canal, now just days away from sailing into the Pacific.

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Final space shuttle fuel tank in existence heads to California museum

April 12, 2016 Justin Ray

On the 35th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch, the last remaining external fuel tank set sail today from its factory in New Orleans to Los Angeles and a remarkable museum attraction in the making.

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  • Virgin Orbit pauses operations amid financial troubles
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    March 17, 2023
  • Live coverage: SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites from California
    March 17, 2023
  • Rocket Lab deploys two Capella radar satellites after launch from Virginia
    March 16, 2023
  • SES to complete C-band clearing program with SpaceX dual-satellite launch
    March 16, 2023
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