November launch set for space shuttle Endeavour's towering display

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First look

We got a sneak peek of the final space shuttle set to go on public display

“It is an incredible exhibit and incredible sight.”

The space shuttle Endeavour looks massive in the California Science Center's Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles. The public will be invited in beginning on Friday, November 13, 2026. Credit: California Science Center/Mike Kelley

There are some sights in this world that no photograph can truly capture.

Think of the rolling ribbons of the aurora in the northern and southern skies, the depth and breadth of the Grand Canyon, or the sense of immersion when diving on the Great Barrier Reef. Astronauts will tell you that not even large-format cameras can truly capture the blackness of outer space or the majesty that is our planet as seen from orbit or beyond.

It’s not every day that a new one of those...

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