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Originally Posted by Sales @ CAI Inc
Makes perfect sense to me, thats what I figured but since I have never seen one in person I was not sure, thanks! I am going to have to put this on my bucketlist, they still do shuttle launches like this, right?? I do not follow NASA at all, and barely ever watch the news (to much negativity for me) but I thought I heard rumors a few years ago about no more launches or something?? Maybe that was just for exploratory agendas or something, I have no idea. 
Either way, if they still are launching these bad boys, I would love to experience seeing one in person!  |
The Space Shuttle program was retired over a year ago. The last launch was July 8th, 2011.
Space Shuttle Enterprise arrived at her permenent retirement home on the Intrepid in New York City a couple months ago for permenent display.
Space Shuttle Discovery has been at the National Air and Space Museum (Permanent retirement home) since April 2012.
Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls over to her permanent retirement home at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on November 2.
And Space Shuttle Endeavour flies to Los Angeles September 20th-21st for her permanent retirement home at the California Science Center.