California Science Center // ET-94 Installation

The California Science Center continued Go for Stack with the installation of ET-94, which was mated to the Solid Rocket Boosters at the construction site of the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
The last remaining flight-qualified External Tank in existence, ET-94 is the largest component of the shuttle stack, weighing 65,000 lbs. and standing 154 feet top to bottom, with a diameter of 27.5 feet. ET-94 will ultimately be a part of the world's only authentic, ready-to-launch space shuttle stack in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
Go for Stack is 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 in the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. This upcoming addition to the California Science Center will serve as a launchpad for creativity and innovation which will inspire future generations of scientists, engineers, and explorers.
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[@IAMHIM15]

I just watched ur last video with Ken about why external tanks aren't reusable becuz they burn up. Fascinating and exciting that we have the last one in existence. 👍

[@incredifall]

Cool :)

[@anthonyshepard9606]

Hello, shuttle enthusiast.
It looks like it might be easier to attach the shuttle to the external tank than attaching the external tank to the booster.
🐢 🏗 🐢 🚀 🐢 😲 🐢 👍

[@MagicAl5F4781]

IIRC they originally proposed assembling the whole stack horizontally then raising it, sort of like the Soviets did with Buran, but obviously it was decided it could be done vertically like how it was done in the VAB.

[@Aaron_Cantrell]

Why did that make me so nervous?

[@oliverbombosch3009]

That made you nervous? Just imagine.... Endeavour will be next! 😮😁

[@bxpress6507]

Probably because the ET swayed a bit..it's to be expected being hoisted outside..when assembled in the huge Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC there is no wind inside..btw I heard it said this was first time the shuttle been stacked outside KSC..it's incorrect..the shuttle was supposed to fly DOD missions in Vandenberg Air Force Base back in 1980s..Space shuttle enterprise was fully stacked at Space Launch Complex 6..the idea of launching space shuttles there was abandoned because the exhaust vents was deemed dangerous.

[@MagicAl5F4781]

​@@bxpress6507 The shuttle was enclosed for stacking at SLC-6. A distinctive feature of that complex is that its vehicle assembly building is mobile, on rails, and encloses the launch pad for stacking then is retracted for launch.

[@IAMHIM15]

I got nervous cuz it's the only one left I think in existence. Glad it didn't fall. 😅

[@olympicshrinkwrap3502]

Great job Chuck!!

[@StoneUSA]

Amazing!!!

[@anthonyshepard9606]

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