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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by gillytech on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:08PM (#30076466)
You can actually go see Endeavor in real life at the L.A. Science Center. Admission is like $2. Regardless of the size, the spectacle is breathtaking.
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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by papito on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @04:08PM (#30078041)
Standing next to a shuttle is a humbling experience. On TV it looks like, well, a plane, but in person, it's just massive. The exit hatch (I assume), the one you would expect an astronaut to exit while fully equipped and layered, looks like the size of a bottle opening.
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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by bdamm on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @02:27PM (#30076739)
I traveled to LA once just for the sole reason to see the space shuttle there. It was worth it!
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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by caycep on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @03:23PM (#30077528)
I remember when it was decommissioned and flown to LA on the 747 transporter...definitely an event. They publicized the flight path and times, and did like 2 or 3 loops over LA and the west side. Everyone in the city was watching on the rooftops of all the office buildings and parking garages.
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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by gillytech on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @08:43PM (#30080605)
I'm sure it was! And more for your trouble you got to get really up close to a real SR-71 Blackbird out in the parking lot. The L.A. Science Center is one of the best hidden gems of Los Angeles and I used to love going there pre-COVID.
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Re:James Webb telescope reaches its final destination in spa... by robotresearcher on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:10AM (#30082351)
https://californiasciencecenter.org/exhibits/endeavour-exper...

You can get really close to it, in the current temporary building. Wonderful. You can almost touch it, and you can smell it, and see the scuff and scorch marks. Go before they raise the money for a bigger building and stand it up.

Both Endeavor and Vasa[0] are super, super cool.

[0] https://i.redd.it/7zzqeyu5zyo71.jpg

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