. >> space shuttle endeavor's two rockets were moved lauren coronado takes us behind the scenes >> thesesters light, you are going somewhere. >> reporter: two solid rocket motors which have collectively launched dozens of shuttles into space, including endeavor, with doug hurley. >> used for about the first 25 miles up for the flight. and then they flew for about two minutes and eight seconds, i think f i think, if i remember my training and we would recover them in the ocean. >> reporter: more than 100,000 pounds each. hundreds lined the streets as they watched the boosters travel from the mojave desert to south l.a. >> i said i got to come and see this, because i saw the space shuttle when they bring it >> reporter: the motors making their way to the home of endeavor >> i went to nasa soldering school to teach the women who were doing the assembly of electronics that was ghoooing i the apollo >> reporter: to excited young students >> i drew astronaut and the moon >> reporter: this is what it will look like standing upright, ready to launch at the science center >> my husband didn't liv