Regional Talk > Southern California > Shuttle Endeavour

reply to shortckt

Re: Shuttle Endeavour

reply to Waldothe3rd
Time lapse of the journey from LAX to the Science Center:

»framework.latimes.com/2012/10/15···oss-l-a/

I'm such an old timer and so long left that I didn't realize that the Science Center is what we used to call The Museum.

All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are square.

It's just a matter of specificity ... generally.

here's the stupid thing. i hear that the end installation is supposed to be the shuttle in launch position with the solid boosters. that's utter bull****. it's a fantastically bad idea to put something like that in a horribly earthquake susceptible position. it also probably means that the closest you'll get to seeing inside the cockpit windows is something like 150ft.

personally, i think it would be immensely better (and probably gigantically less expensive) to just keep it in flight mode.

anyway, i keep hearing this on KTLA. they may be on drugs. if they aren't, be sure to see it while it's in the hangar (if you didn't see it on the road).
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Agreed: A launch position display would be a tragic mistake.

reply to jig
Looks like you're right:

»www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49422073/ns···X0bSpWtE

reply to jig
I heard the same thing from a neighbor who is a videographer and covered the shuttle move. Other than the earthquake concerns it's just a bad idea to display the shuttle it in a manner that prevents visitors from being able to see all that neat stuff on the inside. He believes that there will be a walkway across the top of the display where one will be able to stand and see the cockpit from a distance.

OTOH I have a feeling that it was gutted when it was decommissioned, and there's probably less knobs and switches to be seen in that cockpit than in a WWII bomber. If it were up to me I would display it in horizontal position, with the cargo bay doors open and the robotic arm holding a mock-up of some satellite that had previously been carried into orbit.

agreed. i'm going to have a talk with them. maybe start an online petition, but at least get some idea from them what precautions they're taking for the eventual 7.0+.
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