road trip from Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science Center in the city on. The Space Shuttle came to California in 2012, mounted atop a Boeing 747 that landed at LAX before completing a 12-mile journey across the streets of Los Angeles to the California Science Center. Most of the action will take place Wednesday morning with the rocket motors set to make their way across the southbound 605 Freeway, west on the 105 Freeway and then finally on the 110 Freeway. Space shuttle Endeavour is seen on top the overland transporter beginning its two-day, 12-mile L.A. It generated intense interest in Los Angeles in 2012 after NASA chose from among competing proposals to display it at the California Science.
He and his transport crew were responsible to the heavy lifting. The Endeavour flew its final mission for NASA in 2011. It is an honor we got asked to do this, so we are looking forward to tomorrow," said Steven Parker. On Tuesday morning, they were transported along the 15 Freeway with a path set through the Cajon Pass and the 210 Freeway before arriving in Irwindale for an overnight rest stop. The next phase of an effort to move the shuttle into an upright launch. The 116-foot long motors will travel across several Southern California freeways until the last leg of their voyage from the Mojave Air & Space Port. An enormous piece of the new space shuttle Endeavour display at the California Science Center will slowly slide into place. EXPOSITION PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) - Two massive rocket motors began their journey Tuesday from the Mojave Desert to the California Science Center, where they will be part of the vertical display of the retired Space Shuttle Endeavour.