?In Flight? Shuttle Orbiter retirement display planned by Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Retired Space Shuttle orbiter would be displayed 'In Flight' at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
The Kennedy Visitor Complex in Florida is vying to be selected by NASA to display one of three retired space shuttle orbiters. A 64,000 square-foot exhibit hall would showcase the space shuttle as it appears 'In Flight'. The new building would be constructed for $100 million by the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex with private funds. Credit: KSC Visitor Complex
See illustrations of several other museum bids below

?In Flight? ?. That?s the heart of the dramatic plan to showcase a Space Shuttle Orbiter being proposed by the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) as they seek to win the heated competition to become the permanent new home to one of NASA?s three soon to be retired Orbiters.

Honoring the past, embracing the future of human spaceflight and celebrating the spirit of human determination; this is the new theme planned by the Visitor Complex at Kennedy so that guests of all ages will feel like they are embarking on an interactive space expedition. See the ‘In Flight’ graphic illustration above.

Some 21 science centers and museums across the US are bidding for the once in a lifetime chance to house NASA?s surviving shuttle orbiters; Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour. (...)
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