A two-seat A-12 trainer on a plinth outside the California Science Center. The resting place doesn’t really fit the magnificence of this craft. This craft would later be derived into the SR-71 of Air Force fame. However, the supersonic reconnaissance aircraft got its start working for the CIA.
Inside the California Science Center.
The main attraction: The Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Still dirty from space.
A few tiles have been replaced but otherwise it’s still the same old ship.
Yup, I really was hanging out with Endeavour. This brings my total space shuttle count to two orbiters and one test scale model. Now I have to collect them all!
My what a nose!
Thrusters.
I’ll never get tired of visiting space shuttles.
The Apollo-Soyuz capsule on display.
Such intricate hardware!
The back side of the Apollo capsule.
A gemini capsule.
Heat shield patterns.
