During almost two decades of service, the space shuttle Endeavor flew 25 missions into space returning from orbit a final time in 2011. Its final journey across Los Angles in 2012 brought it to the California Science Center. The orbiter is currently housed in a The Samuel Oschin Pavilion at the science center, but its new home is under construction.
Earlier this year, the California Science Center in Los Angeles broke ground on a $400 million dollar, seismically-focused expansion that will showcase the iconic vessel in a 200,000-sq-ft building. When completed, the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will be the permanent home of Endeavor, one of the three remaining space shuttles that have flown into orbit.