Endeavour Arrives At New Home
After a three day voyage at a snail's pace through the streets of Los Angeles, the Endeavour space shuttle arrived at its new home just south of USC's main campus on Sunday.
More than one million people turned out between Friday and Sunday to catch a glimpse of the shuttle as it inched its way across the city from Los Angeles International Airport to the California Science Center at Exposition Park.
To make way for the 122-foot shuttle during its 12-mile journey, authorities were forced to cut down dozens of trees and remove traffic signs.
"All along the route, you could see in the faces of adults, and of children, an excitement, an exhilaration, a coming together,'' he said in an KNX interview.
The move, funded by the California Science Center's foundation, is expected to cost roughly $10 million, according to reports.
The Endeavour, built as a replacement for the Challenger at a cost of $1.7 billion after it blew up early in 1986, spent 296 days in space on 25 missions.
It is expected to go on display at the California Science Center on October 30.
The museum is hoping to raise $200 million to support the exhibit.
