The space shuttle Endeavour leaves the Los Angeles International Airport hangar and travels onto the streets of Los Angeles. Endeavour's 12-mile road trip started at the airport will finish at the California Science Center.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The final home of space shuttle Endeavour is opening its doors to the public.
Astronauts and schoolkids will be on hand Tuesday at the California Science Center in Los Angeles at the grand opening of its new shuttle display.
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Visitors to the free display can't go inside Endeavour but they can use virtual exhibits, including touch-screen computer displays with information about the shuttle's flight deck. Also on display is Endeavour's zero-gravity toilet.
Thousands of people watched as the giant spacecraft made its final journey through the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood two weeks ago.
The shuttle will be on display in a special 18,000-square-foot building until the downtown museum builds a new air and space wing that should open in about five years.
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