Shuttle boosters stand again
During the week of November 5, a pair of 116-foot-tall (35.3 meters) solid rocket motors (SRMs), each over 100,000 pounds, were vertically stacked at the California Science Center using a 450-foot crane. This is part of the “Go for Stack” display—the world’s only ready-to-launch space shuttle display. Donated by Northrop Grumman, the SRMs were connected to its aft skirts with 177 2-inch pins each, marking a key step in Endeavour’s 20-story vertical display. Arriving from the Mojave Air and Space Port less than a month ago, these SRMs are key components in the future assembly of the shuttle system, which will include the orbiter Endeavour and the iconic external tank.
