Meet the California Science Center’s new gateway to STEM careers

A film about the space shuttle ends with a majestic launch and rocket exhaust filling the screen. Suddenly, real-life fog envelops the theater, before the walls part and the haze dissipates to reveal a gasp-inducing 200-foot Space Shuttle Endeavour, nose up, facing skyward. This Hollywood finish—Endeavour is the only authentic space shuttle presented with fuel tank and solid rocket boosters stacked for launch—is the centerpiece of the California Science Center’s new $450 million Samuel Oschin...