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Signed steel beams 'top off' L.A. home for space shuttle Endeavour

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Three steel beams were raised nearly 200 feet ( 61 m) above the ground to crown the building's diagrid structure.

"It is a significant milestone for the science center and for those we serve," said Jeffrey Rudolph , president and CEO of the California Science Center .

The Oschin Air and Space Center building is expected to be completed by next summer .

He previously developed online content for the National Space Society and Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin , helped establish the space tourism company Space Adventures and currently serves on the History Committee of the American Astronautical Society , the advisory committee for The Mars Generation and leadership board of For All Moonkind . In 2009 , he was inducted into the U.S. Space Camp Hall of Fame in Huntsville , Alabama . In 2021 , he was honored by the American Astronautical Society with the Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History..