Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster

California Science Center to Continue the Next Phase of Go for Stack with the Arrival of the Solid Rocket Motors on October 11, 2023

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 11, 2023, exactly eleven years after Space Shuttle Endeavour made its 12-mile journey across the streets of Los Angeles and Inglewood, the California Science Center invites the public to come out and watch the arrival of two large Solid Rocket Motors (SRMs), the next phase of Go for Stack – the complex, multi-phase process of moving and lifting each of the space shuttle components into place for Endeavour's upcoming awe-inspiring 20-story vertical display. The SRMs, donated by Northrop Grumman, have been stored at the Mojave Air and Space Port, and are the final elements of the space shuttle system to arrive at the California Science Center. The components that will make up the world's only authentic, "ready-to-launch" space shuttle stack include the orbiter Endeavour, two Solid Rocket Boosters, and External Tank.

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  • The components that will make up the world's only authentic, "ready-to-launch" space shuttle stack include the orbiter Endeavour, two Solid Rocket Boosters, and External Tank.
  • The SRMs will be transported by freeway until the last leg of their journey to the California Science Center.
  • The California Science Center will open an hour early at 9:00 a.m. on October 11th as part of a Solid Rocket Motor Arrival Celebration.
  • Next the Solid Rocket Motors and forward assemblies will be stacked to form the Solid Rocket Boosters.

California Science Center Completes the First Milestone in Lifting Space Shuttle Endeavour into Vertical Launch Position

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, on Space Exploration Day, the California Science Center began Go for Stack, the complex process of moving and lifting each space shuttle component into place for Endeavour's upcoming, awe-inspiring, 20-story vertical display. The installation of two Aft Skirts was the first step in the six-month process of creating the world's only authentic, "ready-to-launch" space shuttle stack in the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, complete with the Orbiter Endeavour, Solid Rocket Boosters, and External Tank.

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  • They flew on a combined 15 space shuttle missions dating back to STS-3, the third mission, in 1982.
  • This momentous feat moves us one giant step closer to completing the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center: a major expansion of the California Science Center.
  • Go for Stack will conclude with Endeavour's lift into the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center and mating with the rest of the space shuttle stack.
  • With an impressive artifact collection integrated with hands-on exhibits, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will double the Science Center's educational exhibit space.

Jacobs Supports NASA in Hitting Major Milestone for Artemis I

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Scheduled to launch in 2021, Artemis will be the first launch of SLS and Orion, the backbone of America's deep space exploration program.

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  • Scheduled to launch in 2021, Artemis will be the first launch of SLS and Orion, the backbone of America's deep space exploration program.
  • The Jacobs team, which handles final checkout and integration of all flight hardware for Artemis I, received the SRB hardware from Northrup Grumman (NG).
  • Several forward and aft SRB components are assembled at an NG facility at KSC and will also be transferred to Jacobs for integration.
  • In addition, Jacobs was recently selected by NASA as KSC's Large Business Prime Contractor of the Year for 2019.