The process to prepare a space shuttle orbiter for display
This is the future home of Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery now on display at the Smithsonian
Several weeks ago the Space Shuttle Orbiter Discovery left the Kennedy Space Center on its final flight. It was carried onboard a 747, and was flown to the Dulles Airport outside Washington DC. Discovery was quickly added to the Smithsonian collection, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.