Adam Savage’s Tested: How to Prepare a Space Shuttle Engine for Display at Smithsonian! (at @airandspace)
Adam Savage heads back to the Smithsonian’s Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Udvar-Hazy Center to watch museum specialist Bridget Clark bring a 15,000-lb space shuttle engine back to life. From careful cleaning and corrosion checks to surprising discoveries hidden in its nooks and crannies, Bridget spills the secrets that make this massive relic display-ready.
Along the way, Adam gets a behind-the-scenes peek at the tools, techniques and sheer elbow grease needed to restore one of NASA’s most iconic pieces of hardware. It’s a hands-on, geek-out tour that proves space history can be just as thrilling in a hangar as it is in orbit.
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