Fully Stacked Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Is ‘Surreal’ – Astronaut Garrett Reisman Reacts - YouTube

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LOS ANGELES — The California Science Center officially opened its brand-new Samuel Oschin Air & Space Center to the public today (Nov. 13).

After more than three decades in development, folks can finally visit the Los Angeles science museum's massive new wing. For most of us, the biggest draw is its centerpiece: the retired space shuttle Endeavour , sitting upright in launch position, towering at nearly 200 feet (61 meters) tall.

"It just takes your breath away when you see that reveal and the doors open and you get to look at it for the first time. It's just — it's overwhelming," former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman told Space.com during a visit to the museum. Reisman flew on two space shuttle missions during his astronaut career, the first of which was on Endeavour.

The space shuttle Endeavour.…