At the Space Potty display, look for the "Sally Ride Curtain," a privacy curtain nicknamed for the astronaut who became the first American woman in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger in Phillips noted, "Apparently not a priority until female astronauts came aboard the Shuttle, the privacy screen ushered in a new era of luxury in low Earth orbit! If something went wrong, Rocketdyne staff could provide recommendations to launch control in Florida or Mission Control in Houston.
Astronauts on the Endeavour used a special kitchen, called a galley , to prepare meals in space. The galley is a modular unit that contains a water dispenser and an oven. The water dispenser is used for rehydrating foods, and the galley oven is for warming foods to the proper serving temperature.
The galley was installed on the orbiter's mid-deck. Later, all the orbiters were updated to include the SORG. Astronauts used tortillas for everything from burritos to peanut butter and jelly. Its missions included many firsts, such as the first service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as the first mission to add a U. The Endeavour carried the first African-American female astronaut into space Mae Jemison , the first Japanese astronaut in the shuttle program Mamoru Mohri and the first married couple to fly on the same space mission Mark Lee and Jan Davis.
The Endeavour was also the first and only shuttle to be named by elementary and secondary students. In the Samuel Oschin Endeavour Display Pavilion , guests can view the Endeavour up close and discover some of the science behind this amazing vehicle.
Still considered the most advanced, efficient rocket engine in the world, the Space Shuttle Main Engines SSMEs worked together with the solid rocket boosters to push the Shuttle from launch pad to orbit.
Clustered in a set of three at the back of each orbiter, the SSMEs burned propellants from the large, orange external tank mounted on the orbiter's underside. Many of the innovations that were developed for Endeavour were added later to the other shuttles in the fleet. Endeavour first launched on May 7, for mission STS The capture of the satellite did not go as smoothly as planned, but the crew aboard was able to complete the mission through a series of four spacewalks—the most ever completed on a shuttle mission up to that time.
One of the spacewalks was the longest ever recorded up to that time, and the second-longest ever—over eight hours! That first mission set a precedent for Endeavour , whose string of 25 missions was marked with ingenuity and success. This mission was designed to correct a flaw in the Hubble's main mirror. During the mission, several elements were installed to fix the Hubble's "vision," which the popular media described as giving the Hubble "contact lenses" or "glasses.
Endeavour 's final mission, in May , delivered spare parts to the International Space Station, including parts for the Dextre arm it had installed many missions before.
Endeavour leaves an amazing legacy in space—and shares part of that legacy with Los Angeles, California, and the world from right here at the California Science Center. Breadcrumb Home Exhibits Experience Endeavour. The shuttle will be towed from Los Angeles International Airport to the science center during a two-day drive that will end on Oct.
Its exhibit is scheduled to open in over the Fourth of July weekend. NASA retired its space shuttle fleet in after missions and 30 years of service.
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