
Jeffrey Rudolph, President and CEO, California Science Center speaks at the Endeavour Kick-Off Ceremony at The Forum in Inglewood, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. Behind him are seen Hildreth Walker, Founder of A-Man Inc. STEM International Science Center, far left; James T. Butts, Jr., Mayor of Inglewood; NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Gregory Johnson, far right. Endeavour, built as a replacement for space shuttle Challenger, completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles. Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on display in the CSC’s Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, embarking on its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and educate and inspire future generations of explorers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
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