Test Project Command Module from the 1975 mission Space Shuttle Endeavour in the Samuel Oschin Pavilion Space Shuttle external tank immediately outside the Oschin Pavilion SKETCH Foundation Gallery in Science Court - exhibits about the Solar System, space travel and aviation, displays of historic aircraft, space vehicles and equipment, and space telescopes Aircraft Douglas DC-8 jetliner Lockheed F-104D Starfighter Lockheed A-12 Oxcart two-seater trainer, Serial Number 60-6927 “Titanium Goose” Replica Bell X-1 (movie prop from The Right Stuff) 1902 Wright Glider replica 1929 Velie Monocoupe Northrop T-38 Talon Jet Trainer, Serial Number 58-1196 Northrop F-20 Tigershark McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet Serial Number 161725 Robotic spacecraft Engineering prototype for Viking Lander Cassini-Huygens planetary probe (replica) Pioneer 10 planetary probe (replica) Mariner IV planetary probe (replica) Pioneer-Venus planetary probe (replica) History State Exhibition The museum's history dates back to the first California State Exhibition building, which opened in Exposition Park in Los Angeles in 1912, the site of an agricultural fairground from 1872 to 1910. The brick and terra cotta building, designed by William D. Coates, Jr., state architect, and N. Ellery, state engineer, displayed agriculturally-based natural resources and industrial products from across the state, including ranching, fish and game, coal mining, gold mining, oil production, and lumbering, as well as some of the state's recreational attractions. After World War II, the building also featured exhibits about state science and technology industries. California Museum of Science and Industry In 1951, the exhibition became the "California Museum of Science and Industry". The State Exhibition building was renamed in honor of major donor and trustee Howard F. Ahmanson as the Howard F. Ahmanson Building. The hands-on interactive exhibits included themes on agriculture, transportation, electricity, energy, industries, and minerals. In 1961, the museum opened a new science wing that featured "Mathematica: A World of Numbers... and Beyond", an exhibit sponsored by IBM and designed by Charles and Ray Eames to visually demonstrate fundamental mathematical concepts. Interaction stations demonstrated different concepts including celestial mechanics, the Möbius strip, multiplication, symmetry, and projective geometry. The original exhibit closed in 1998, and is now on display at the New York Hall of Science. The Hall of Health was added in 1968. 1984 changes In preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the museum added new exhibits on earthquakes and economics, and an IMAX theatre. The opening and closing ceremonies for the games were held in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum,