The long-awaited $450 million Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center will officially open its doors on Nov. 13, giving visitors a chance to get up close to — and make first contact with — one of NASA’s most iconic spacecrafts . The massive 200,000-square-foot expansion will become the permanent home of the retired Space Shuttle Endeavour , exhibited in its upright “ready to launch” position. Unlike typical museum setups where historic artifacts operate on a strict “