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#et94 moving thru #inglewood #losangeles #etcomeshome #spotthetank #nasa @casciencecenter 5 pic.twitter.com/7VQxrdvTBx
— Matt Hartman (@ShorealoneFilms) May 21, 2016
As we reported earlier this week, ET-94, the 15-story tall, 66,000-pound space shuttle fuel tank—the last of its kind—was "coming home" to Los Angeles, where it will join the shuttle Endeavour in residence at the California Science Center. On Wednesday, ET-94 arrived in Marina Del Rey after making the month-long journey from its previous post in Louisiana (it even went through the Panama Canal!).Now, ET-94 is on the home stretch. This morning, like a Roman Triumph, ET-94 made its way through the streets of Los Angeles, embarking upon the 16.5-mile, 18-hour long trek from Marina Del Rey to Exposition Park. Thousands of Angelenos lined the streets in tribute,
As City News Service reports, ET left its holding in Marina Del Rey between 3 and 3:30 a.m. this morning, and by 3:40, it had made its way onto Culver Boulevard. Less than 5 hours later, it was in Inglewood, where workers had to temporarily remove traffic lights and power lines so the big guy could squeeze through the streets and make wide turns. Around noon, ET made a very challenging turn from La Brea onto Manchester.
Turn from La Brea to Manchester #shuttletank @knx1070 pic.twitter.com/d1CeDDp3xv
— Ed Mertz (@edmertz_news) May 21, 2016
The L.A. Times is live-tracking ET's journey, so if you want to catch a glimpse, there's still time: it's not slated to arrive at Exposition Park until about 9 p.m. As this was posted around 1 p.m., ET is about at the halfway point of its journey today.
Here are some images captured this morning:
Slow and steady ! On the way to science center #ETComesHome.Map: https://t.co/bvbQZqNnvi pic.twitter.com/4RXqbnKdiL
— LADOT (@LADOTofficial) May 21, 2016
Space shuttle fuel tank #ET94 crossing the 405 Freeway https://t.co/4CABUkYyPY pic.twitter.com/NO7QHq0LJl
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 21, 2016
And this is how close #ET94 came to the light. Just squeaked by. #cbcnews pic.twitter.com/8qVlZH11YK
— Kim Brunhuber (@kimbrunhuber) May 21, 2016
#LAPD: We couldn't be any more excited to assist with the escort of #ET94 as it heads to the @casciencecenter. pic.twitter.com/y3xunA0FFW
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) May 21, 2016
This kid and his blow up shuttle have been following #ET94 for three hours. Not done yet! pic.twitter.com/Tdg9PH0nmO
— Deborah Netburn (@DeborahNetburn) May 21, 2016
There are sure a lot of two by fours involved in this project. pic.twitter.com/wSSnslsS3S
— midendian (@midendian) May 21, 2016
Hundreds line the streets around The Forum to catch a glimpse of #ET94! About halfway to the @casciencecenter @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/Mryv1x508u
— Chelsea Edwards (@_chelseaedwards) May 21, 2016
#et94 moving thru #inglewood #losangeles #etcomeshome #spotthetank #nasa @casciencecenter 3 pic.twitter.com/HHnBMRRaTD
— Matt Hartman (@ShorealoneFilms) May 21, 2016
You heard it here: ET-94 is lit.
