Visitors to the site can share content, sign up for email alerts and use Twitter to the spread word about the Tundra's role in Endeavour's delivery. The special website will debut on Monday, the same day Endeavour is scheduled to depart Florida for Los Angeles. To further support the move, Toyota has developed a host of online resources and activities that provide behind-the-scenes videos, photos, activities for children and details about the Tundra Endeavour project. The Tundra used to tow Endeavour will replace the Tundra now on exhibit and will be on display after the shuttle pavilion opens on Oct. Toyota currently has a Tundra truck on display at the science center in an exhibit demonstrating the physics of leverage. Toyota's participation transporting the shuttle continues a partnership between Toyota Motor Sales and the California Science Center to provide support and awareness of the space program and education of the public through exhibits and programs. Capable of moving sideways or spinning in place, these vehicles will enable precision maneuverability as the shuttle rolls past buildings, utility poles and trees.
The Tundra pulled the 150k lbs space shuttle Endeavour across the Manchester Boulevard Bridge, which spans the 405 in L.A.
These modular movers are computer controlled an operator walking with the shuttle will steer all four of the vehicles using a single joystick. A bone-stock Toyota Tundra was used to tow the 150k pound space shuttle Endeavour across LA’s highway 405. assembly plant to the nearby Air Force base where they were mounted atop the SCA and flown to Florida to be launched.įor the majority of Endeavour's parade through the streets of Inglewood and Los Angeles, its transport will be driven by four self-propelled, multi-axle vehicles. Once on the ground at LAX, Endeavour will be hoisted off its carrier aircraft and then lowered onto a modified NASA overland transporter originally used to move the shuttles from their Palmdale, Calif. The public will be able to watch as the Toyota Tundra tows the shuttle the final way to its new temporary home, the center's Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, which will mark the finale of the orbiter's cross-country and cross-cities voyage. 12-13 road trip.Īt the end of Endeavour's journey from LAX to the science center, a "finish-line" celebration at Exposition Park is planned for the evening of Oct. NASA and the California Science Center will then spend a few weeks readying Endeavour for its Oct. The three-day ferry flight is scheduled to arrive in L.A. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. The Tundra that will tow the Endeavour will replace the one currently on display.On Friday, NASA hoisted Endeavour atop its modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to LAX. Toyota currently has Tundra on display in a Science Center exhibit demonstrating the physics of course. “The entire journey is something the world will be watching, and gives us a chance to prove that the ‘overbuilt’ Tundra is built to do any job – even tow the space shuttle.” space program’s success than the shuttle, and to have it towed by the Toyota Tundra is not only an incredible example of the capabilities of the truck, but an honor to be part of history,” said Ed Laukes, TMS vice president of marketing communications. “There is no larger or more recognizable icon of the U.S. No modifications were made to increase towing capacity or generate more power, allowing the Toyota Tundra to pull at least 30 times its regular towing capacity. The Endeavour will be towed using a stock 2012 Toyota Tundra CrewMax 1/2-ton pickup, which is equipped with a 5.7-litre V8 engine, producing a maximum tow capacity of 10,000 pounds. 13, 2012, the Endeavour will travel a total of 19 kms from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on city streets to the Science Center, with the Tundra towing the last quarter mile. Toyota’s Tundra full-size pickup ( not on-sale in India) will be towing the space shuttle Endeavour during its final journey to the California Science Center on October 13, 2012, where it will go on permanent display.
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