CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, center director Bob Cabana checks out the full-scale set of space shuttle twin solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank at the entrance to the 90,000-square-foot "Space Shuttle Atlantis" facility. Guests will be able to walk beneath the 184-foot-tall boosters and tank as they enter the facility. The new $100 million facility includes interactive exhibits that tell the story of the 30-year Space Shuttle Program and highlight the future of space exploration. The "Space Shuttle Atlantis" exhibit formally opened to the public on June 29, 2013.Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date June 28, 2013