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[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by Overflow

I almost feel bad for the other museums because they got small components, still important, but I'm sure they would've gladly taken Explorer too. And it's probably a punch in the throat to see Houston trash talking it constantly.

Yeah. I mean they kinda sound like the kid who's pissed about getting an Escalade on their 16th birthday instead of a Land Rover.

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Originally Posted by YellowCammy

First off. I love the pictures! and would love a coffee mug and shirt frm that place that says atlantis on it
Second I didn't know there was kind of a rivalry with Houston

I really enjoy the pictures of the engine lol I have no idea how it works but I know it has lots of power. My dad has been an aircraft mechanic since the 80s with Fedex and when we went to Kennedy he really enjoyed looking at the engines I know he has a alot more know how than I on how they work and planes have always been a thing of his. his dad, my grandfather, was in the Airforce and was a fighter pilot

so when are y'all going to make this Baby????

Send me your money..

There isn't really a rivalry. We're grateful for what Houston does. It's just a lot of us feel that Houston is basically trying to take out their anger on everyone.

Not anytime soon!

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Also, some cool things to look at..

Here are the display concepts submitted by museums who wanted orbiters:


Above: The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida plans a $100 million, 64,000 square foot exhibit that would display the orbiter "in flight, showing how the spacecraft worked in space and providing a unique vantage point for guests." (Credit: KSCVC)


Above: The new 53,000-square-foot space shuttle exhibit at Space Center Houston, the official visitor center for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas, will focus on the human side of shuttle operations, including astronaut activities. (Credit: Space Center Houston)


Above: The Air Force Museum's "Space Gallery" display would also include Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft. (Credit: USAF)


Above: The Adler Planetarium's state-of-the-art glass pavilion and learning center would suspend a shuttle against the backdrop of Lake Michigan to one side and the Chicago, Illinois skyline to the other. (Credit: Adler Planetarium)


Above: Stills taken from an animated tour of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center's proposed display of an orbiter. The Huntsville, Alabama museum acquired the Orbiter Protective Enclosure built to protect and shield an orbiter from prying eyes if it was ever forced to land outside the U.S. while carrying classified cargo, which could be an appropriate home for a retired orbiter. (Credit: U.S. Space & Rocket Center)



Above: New York City's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum would display the orbiter inside an enclosed hangar located along Hudson River Park Pier 86 where the aircraft carrier is berthed, just blocks from Times Square. (Credit: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum)



Above: The Museum of Flight's glass-enclosed "Human Spaceflight Gallery" is already under construction. The Seattle, Washington museum broke ground for the $12 million facility in June 2010 and is on track to have it ready to receive a shuttle this fall. (Credit: Museum of Flight)


Above: The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon is no stranger to displaying large craft: they already house the Hughes H-4 Hercules Spruce Goose. Here, an artist shows how an orbiter would fit among their displays. (Credit: Evergreen)



Above: Tulsa, Oklahoma may not come to mind when thinking about space, but it is where the shuttle's payload doors were assembled. The Tulsa Air and Space Museum plans to show off those doors by displaying the orbiter vertically. (Credit: Tulsa Air and Space Museum)


Above: The March Field Air Museum outside Los Angeles, California has proposed a new "Space Exploration" building that would showcase a shuttle with a transparent walkway circling the orbiter, stopping at platforms for closer public viewing. (Credit: March Field Air Museum)

[FenwickHockey65]

The Seattle, Washington museum broke ground for the $12 million facility in June 2010 and is on track to have it ready to receive a shuttle this fall. (Credit: Museum of Flight)

...Fail. Haha.

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

...Fail. Haha.

That's what was so funny.

[FenwickHockey65]

Good lord I can't even imagine their reaction. Do you know how far along they got in construction?

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About as far as you see. We were all like "wat r u doin". And then when they found out they weren't getting one, they tried to play it off.

[FenwickHockey65]

Hahaha. I just imagine everyone sitting around a table, watching the announcement, and a tiny voice in the back saying, "Oh...well...sh*t."

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They started building it even before we knew where the Shuttles were going.

[FenwickHockey65]

I think they figured that would help them get a shuttle. They could say they already had a place built specially for it.

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Want to know where you can see a retired spacecraft?

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NASA managers have issued a Change Request to change Orion's Exploration Mission - 2 (EM-2) from a visit to an asteroid, to a 25 day flight past the moon.

[FenwickHockey65]

So...we're not going to an asteroid after all?

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No, we still will. They're basically asking to change Orion's EM-2 mission from an asteroid mission to a mission around the moon just to better get an understanding of Orion's systems.