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A Shuttle orbiter goes vertical

Photo: Ashley Landis
Photo: Ashley Landis (AP)

On January 29, the decommissioned Space Shuttle Endeavour was carefully lifted and joined to a large external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters at the future site of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center. Once complete, it will be showcased in its blast off position—a first for a Space Shuttle display.