The public is invited to see a giant crane lift the space shuttle replica Independence to its permanent home atop Space Center Houston's historic shuttle carrier aircraft on Thursday, Aug. 14.
The free event [i]Rise of Independence[/i] will mark another chapter in the ongoing story of Space Center Houston's future world-class exhibit. At 8 a.m., a team of skilled engineers and planners in partnership with the center will lift the massive shuttle by crane (weather permitting).
The ceremony preceding the lift begins at 7:15 a.m. There is limited viewing available on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will be postponed to another date in the event of rain or high winds, but updates will posted on both the [URL=http://www.spacecenter.org]center website[/URL] and [URL=http://www.facebook.com/spacecenterhouston]Facebook page[/URL].
The nonprofit Space Center Houston still needs to raise $2.2 million as part of its $12 million capital campaign called Bring the Legacy Home. It invites people to give by texting "Shuttle747" to 41444 or visiting [URL=http://www.spacecenter.org/giving]spacecenter.org/giving[/URL].