Jeffrey N. Rudolph, President and CEO, California Science Center, speaks before a preview of NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour complete in a launch-ready vertical display inside the Samuel Oschin Shuttle Gallery at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California on June 24, 2026. The Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibit will open on November 13, 2026 as part of a 200,000-square-foot expansion with the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 24: A view of the retired NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed in vertical “Ready to Launch” position during a media preview at the California Science Center on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The full 20-story space shuttle stack display will open to the public November 13 in the museum's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. It will be the only place in the world that members of the public can experience a complete NASA space shuttle system displayed in vertical launch position. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 24: People gather during a media preview of the retired NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed in vertical “Ready to Launch” position, affixed to the giant orange external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, at the California Science Center on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The full 20-story space shuttle stack display will open to the public November 13 in the museum's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. It will be the only place in the world that members of the public can experience a complete NASA space shuttle system displayed in vertical launch position. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 24: People gather during a media preview of the retired NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed in vertical “Ready to Launch” position, affixed to the giant orange external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, at the California Science Center on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The full 20-story space shuttle stack display will open to the public November 13 in the museum's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. It will be the only place in the world that members of the public can experience a complete NASA space shuttle system displayed in vertical launch position. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 24: People gather during a media preview of the retired NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed in vertical “Ready to Launch” position, affixed to the giant orange external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, at the California Science Center on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The full 20-story space shuttle stack display will open to the public November 13 in the museum's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. It will be the only place in the world that members of the public can experience a complete NASA space shuttle system displayed in vertical launch position. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 24: People gather during a media preview of the retired NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed in vertical “Ready to Launch” position, affixed to the giant orange external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, at the California Science Center on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The full 20-story space shuttle stack display will open to the public November 13 in the museum's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. It will be the only place in the world that members of the public can experience a complete NASA space shuttle system displayed in vertical launch position. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 24: People gather during a media preview of the retired NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed in vertical “Ready to Launch” position, affixed to the giant orange external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, at the California Science Center on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The full 20-story space shuttle stack display will open to the public November 13 in the museum's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. It will be the only place in the world that members of the public can experience a complete NASA space shuttle system displayed in vertical launch position. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 24: A view of the retired NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed in vertical “Ready to Launch” position, affixed to the giant orange external tank and twin solid rocket boosters, during a media preview at the California Science Center on June 24, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The full 20-story space shuttle stack display will open to the public November 13 in the museum's new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. It will be the only place in the world that members of the public can experience a complete NASA space shuttle system displayed in vertical launch position. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)