Towing a properly set-up 10,000lb trailer would put an additional 1,000lbs load on the tow hitch. I was selected for participation in the TWIN community through a program with Clever Girls Collective. The chassis ability to handle the additional weight on the tow hitch (aka tongue load). The tow Tundra will replace the existing Tundra and will be on display after the Endeavour exhibit opens on October 30, 2012. This post was inspired by my work with Toyota and the Toyota Women’s Influencer Network (TWIN). on the back of a plane in April, I know this exciting site is not one to be missed! RM CM648GInglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA- 12 October, 2012 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour is towed through the streets of Los Angeles on its way to its. Toyota has pledged up to $500,000 and at the time this post was written, only a sad $62,050.Īll it takes is a quick click to Tweet in the name of science!įor more information, visit the Tundra Endeavor website, follow the conversation on Twitter using #TundraEndeavor, and don’t forget to Tweet to donate!Īfter witnessing Space Shuttle Discovery fly over Washington, D.C. STS-113 was a Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour.During the 14-day mission in late 2002, Endeavour and its crew extended the ISS backbone with the P1 truss and exchanged the Expedition 5 and Expedition 6 crews aboard the station. This was no stunt - a real job that saw Tundra play a vital role in. For every Tweet sent through the Tundra Endeavor Tweet Drive site, Toyota is donating $50 per tweet. At the end of Endeavours journey from LAX to the CSC, a 'finish-line' celebration at Exposition Park is planned for the evening of Oct. successfully towed the Space Shuttle Endeavour through the streets of Los Angeles. Since Toyota is a company that likes to give back, they’re holding a Tweet Drive for the California Science Center. history right after the jump.Last week I was in Los Angeles with Toyota and I wish I could be there tomorrow (10/13) for Tundra Endeavor where a Toyota Tundra will tow the 307,000 pound Space Shuttle Endeavor to its new home at the California Science Center. You can watch the video of the Tundra towing a living piece of U.S. “I’m honored to be part of the space shuttle Endeavour’s final mission to the California Science Center”, said the former astronaut, who added that he appreciated “Toyota’s support in helping bring this space icon home to the Southern California community.”įortunately, the Tundra completed its task without a hitch and no report whatsoever of smoke coming out of its power window switches. The Tundra, which packs a 381HP 5.7-liter V8 under its hood, was picked not only because of its towing ability, but also due to Toyota ’s long-standing relationship with the Center.Įngineer and astronaut Garrett Reisman, a crewmember of the Endeavour in its International Space Station (ISS) travel in 2008, was aboard the Tundra that was steered by Toyota professional driver, Matt McBride. The fifth and final space-worthy shuttle built by NASA, Endeavour is set. It was a 12-mile journey that passed through the 405 Freeway and crossed the Manchester Boulevard Bridge. The Space Shuttle Endeavour served NASA and the United States brilliantly for 25 missions over the span of almost 20 years. The 150,000-pound spacecraft was transported by a standard half-ton Toyota Tundra CrewMax pickup to its new home, the California Science Center, where it will be exhibited from October 30, 2012. 2012 Toyota Tundra tows the Space Shuttle Endeavour. This time it did not make it into space in fact, it didn’t even light up its rockets. The Endeavour, however, had one last trip to make before its final retirement. With the Lockheed-Martin Orion being selected by NASA as its next reusable space vehicle, the Space Shuttles are now part of the U.S. Space Shuttle program, which was terminated last year after three decades and 135 missions. It was built from spare parts to replace the Challenger, which tragically disintegrated a mere 73 minutes after launch from the Kennedy Space Center on January 28, 1986.Īlong with the Discovery and Atlantis, which took part in the STS (Space Transportation system) missions, and the Enterprise that was used for initial testing, the Endeavour is (after a second tragedy struck in 2003 when Columbia exploded on re-entry) what remains of the U.S. Its official designation was the OV-105, but the world came to know it as the Endeavour Space Shuttle.
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