California Science Museum: Other spacecraft

In addition to the Endeavour, we saw some other spacecraft at the California Science Museum. Exciting to have all this space history in one place so close to us!

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Mercury capsule

Gemini capsule heat shield

Apollo Capsule

Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Museum

The Space Shuttle Endeavour was in a temporary facility when we went to see it in January at the California Science Museum near USC, just south of downtown Los Angeles. It was exciting to see it, and, though it was crowded, we didn’t have to waste too much time getting in to see it. We . . . → Read More: Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Museum

California Science Museum: Airplanes

My wife and I went to the California Science Museum in January to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Pictures of that will come soon, but there are other wonderful things to see there, including the aircraft shown below.

Next to the parking lot was a Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft, a predecessor to the SR-71.

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