#WEIGHT OF ENDEAVOUR SPACE SHUTTLE DRIVER#

The bulk of its road trip will be accomplished on Saturday (Oct. (Image credit: Toyota)Įndeavour will cover the first 3 miles (4.8 km) of its 12-mile (19 km) journey on Friday. Schematic showing space shuttle Endeavour being towed by the Toyota Tundra truck for the California Science Center. Once over the freeway, Endeavour will be moved back onto its transporter and then will wait on Manchester, out of sight of the public, until daylight Saturday to continue to its first of two celebration events. The pickup that will be used to tow Endeavour will also go on display at the CSC as part of an interactive exhibit on the physics of leverage. Toyota's involvement continues a partnership between the car company's USA division and the California Science Center to provide support and awareness of the space program and education of the public through exhibits and programs. Joe: Retaliation' coming out in 2013.Īstronaut Garrett Reisman, who launched on Endeavour in 2008, will ride in the Tundra with McBride.

#WEIGHT OF ENDEAVOUR SPACE SHUTTLE DRIVER#

The truck, which Toyota says was not modified from what is found on the sales lot, will be driven by Matt McBride, a professional stuntman and precision driver whose credits include numerous car commercials and feature films, such as last year's 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' and 'G.I. (Image credit: California Science Center) This map shows the 12-mile route the space shuttle Endeavour will take from Los Angeles International Airport (lower left) to the California Science Center on Oct. For the shuttle's move, the shop installed a small model of Endeavour inside the hole of the 32-foot-wide (9.7 m) donut. EDT 2315 to 0600 GMT), will park it near the landmark Randy's Donuts with its oversized donut-shaped roof sign. The power line work will result in rolling blackouts following the shuttle's path.Įndeavour's second stop of the day, which is expected to span 4:15 p.m. Once ready, Endeavour will travel down Manchester Boulevard, cross into Inglewood and then stop again for six hours as the next set of utility work gets underway. That won't come until the afternoon, when transformer lines are de-energized and raised. Rolling west from the airport on Westchester, Endeavour's route takes it along La Tijera Boulevard to the parking lot of a shopping center on the corner of Sepulveda Parkway, where it will stop for about nine hours.Īlthough not a publicized viewing area for the public, local police departments advised thousands may turn up to see Endeavour waiting for its next move. To Infinity (or rather Bed, Bath) and Beyond 12, 2012, during its final road trip on the way to the California Science Center for display. Endeavour is seen on top the overland transporter turning onto Westchester Parkway in Los Angeles on Oct.

Weight of endeavour space shuttle