Ken Hayashida

The Endeavour endeavor As the only complete space shuttle went vertical in LA, let me share the photos I took inside to make a 360° virtual tour for the CSC museum exhibit: youtu.be/UeCqMPBddHg?si=o2Nx… These four photos: 1) Pilot's Seat: I brought a special tripod rig and fisheye lens to get the 360 views. More: flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/… 2) Flight Deck, looking forward. It was bittersweet, seeing her displays lit up for the last time, just before they drained the essential cooling fluids from the orbiter, which is an irrevocable step. Like draining the lifeblood from the spacecraft. 3) Back of the Flight Deck, facing the Payload Bay. The windows are covered with light blocks. The ones on top look upward. The two smaller ones below look out to the payload bay, and the joysticks are for the boom and Canadarm, eh. Little blue velcro squares everywhere. 4) Payload Bay: The yellow bars are hand holds for zero-g EVA. I am on a lift soaring above it at this point, like being on the end of the Canadarm. So, I took a video: youtu.be/5uIgwtOeI4w?si=Q3Ci… and youtube.com/watch?v=rC0PkD5u… More bay photos: flic.kr/p/bLAG1e and flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/… Soon the public will get to see Endeavour's fully erect glory at the California Science Center.