engines was hoisted
On Thursday, Nov. 9, both 116-foot-long Solid Rocket Motors of the Space Shuttle Endeavour were visible, secured in their final vertical positions at the California Science Center, the latest step in “Go for Stack” — a complex process of installing Endeavour’s 20-story vertical display — which will become the centerpiece of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Exposition Park. The first of the two towering engines was hoisted up by crane on Tuesday and was joined by its mate on Wednesday. The Thursday event was a chance for media to see the dramatic scale of the vertical display before the components are fully enclosed in scaffolding that will protect the components during construction. According to the California Science Center, those barriers will be built around the full shuttle stack to protect it from the weather and construction. The scaffolding will be covered with plywood and Kevlar fabric.