Astronomy / Space Atlantis exposed: Space shuttle now completely unwrapped

[DobrijZmej]

Space shuttle Atlantis is ready for its spotlight — well, almost.

The retired NASA orbiter, which is set to go on public display June 29 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, was fully revealed Friday (April 26) after workers spent two days peeling off its protective shrink-wrap cover of the past five months.

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[Kerrash]

Well that is convenient, I am going to Florida in August

 

[DobrijZmej]

Well that is convenient, I am going to Florida in August

Say hello to Atlantis from Ukraine!

 

[Lestat]

Had every shuttle fly over our area at one time or another. Then you hear the Sonic BOOM. It would shake the pictures and such.

 

[synchromesh]

They could have washed it before delivery

 

[psykokow]

the marks of 1000's flies killed in every shuttle mission...

 

[Sir.Tj]

They could have washed it before delivery

They could have borrowed my jetwash if they'd wanted I'd even do it for them for a tenner

 

[Geraldine]

Say hello to Atlantis from Ukraine!

Does anyone remember the Buran?

 

[DobrijZmej]

Does anyone remember the Buran?

of couse!

http://www.buran.ru

 

[Selezen]

I think the fate of the Buran is one of the most criminal things in the whole history of the space program.

But there was hope for a while, and now I think it has been restored to a presentable state... yay!

http://englishrussia.com/2011/06/24/the-second-chance-for-buran/

 

[MikeSnos]

They could at least have sorted the, clearly ropey, wheel struts before putting it on display....

PS - It had its own twitter feed and subscribed to my twitter feed