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Atlantis Brevard's shuttle

About the Space Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit opening at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex.

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  1. Shuttle Atlantis at the KSC Visitor Complex. Rik Jesse/ FLORIDA TODAY

    Space shuttle Atlantis display at KSC a national treasure

    It took five years of calculations and the brainpower of numerous engineers, but a team of designers and crews have succeeded in putting Space Shuttle Atlantis 'in flight' in her exhibit at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.IN-DEPTH: Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex

    • Jun. 25, 2013
  2. At Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit is close to it's opening on June 29th, 2013. Construction crews are busy completing this $100 million, 90,000 square foot facility that includes the actual Space Shuttle Atlantis. Tim Shortt, FLORIDA TODAY

    Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction is green for launch

    The stakes are huge — for Brevard County, for Florida and for the private company that operates the growing KSC tourist complex.IN-DEPTH: Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitors Complex

    • Jun. 24, 2013
  3. At KSC Visitors Center, guests are greeted at Space Shuttle Atlantis by a full-scale, upright external fuel tank and two solid rocket boosters. RIK JESSE/FLORIDA TODAY

    Atlantis exhibit is 'go' for visitors

    Shuttle Atlantis nearly ready for its public debut in new KSC Visitor Complex exhibit.

    • Jun. 21, 2013
  4. Construction crews are busy completing this $100 million, 90,000-square-foot facility at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex that includes the Space Shuttle Atlantis. photos by Tim Shortt/FLORIDA TODAY

    Shuttle Atlantis set in its new space at KSC

    It's a different kind of countdown this time: Crews are hustling to complete work on the $100 million Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at Kennedy Space Center.

    • Jun. 6, 2013
  5. The KSC Visitor Complex on Thursday installed the lower portions of two life-sized shuttle booster rockets. They will be mated with an external tank to form a 184-foot tall entrance to the Atlantis display inside. MALCOLM DENEMARK

    Shuttle exhibit at KSC gets a boost

    Twin solid rocket boosters that will flank the entrance to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's Atlantis exhibit are halfway complete, already towering above the entrance to the facility set to open in June.

    • Apr. 16, 2013
  6. Fireworks highlight Atlantis' arrival to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Nov. 2, 2012. The orbiter made the 9.8 mile journey in roughly 12 hours. Craig Rubadoux, FLORIDA TODAY

    From VAB to Visitor's Complex, Atlantis arrives home

    Guards ordered crowds lining Fifth Street in Exploration Park to back up as Atlantis approached, but the orbiter’s wings – extending 78 feet from tip to tip – still passed directly overhead.

    • Nov. 3, 2012
  7. The stunning view from shuttle Atlantis' cockpit. Its first flight — STS-51J — blasted off from Launch Complex 39A on Oct. 3, 1985. The orbiter flew 10 fully dedicated Department of Defense shuttle flights between 1985 and the end of 1992. FLORIDA TODAY file

    'An amazing career': Atlantis painted a proud legacy

    Climb onto the flight deck of Atlantis and a first stark impression is that things are pretty cramped — this is not the expansive bridge of the Starship Enterprise.

    • Nov. 2, 2012
  8. Thousands of kennedy Space Center workers enjoy employee appreciation celebration after he Space Shuttle Atlantis and it's STS-135 crew returned to the Kennedy Space Center early Thursday morning bringing a safe end to three decades of the Space Shuttle operations. CRAIG RUBADOUX, FLORIDA TODAY

    Atlantis is ready to roll

    Logistical challenges solved with intricate plan for Atlantis move to KSC Visitor Complex and major celebration.

    • Oct. 13, 2012
  9. Shuttle Atlantis is towed back to the Orbiter Processing Facility after its final flight, bringing an end to the space shuttle program. Atlantis will be displayed in a new facility being built at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY

    Architect sees big things ahead at KSC

    BRPH Architects-Engineers Inc. excited to be part of Atlantis' retirement and KSC's future.

    • Oct. 13, 2012
  10. Robotics teams will show off some of these robots during Atlantis' move. FLORIDA TODAY File

    Robotics students look forward to taking part in history

    The next generation of high-tech dreamers and doers will show off their latest accomplishments as shuttle Atlantis moves to its new home. High school robotics teams from Brevard County will have their basketball-playing robots on display.

    • Oct. 13, 2012
  11. Charlie Mars of the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation and Museum thinks Atlantis will lure more tourists. CRAIG RUBADOUX/FLORIDA TODAY

    Space fan cheers decision to keep Atlantis at KSC

    Atlantis will draw tourists because unlike shuttle launches, weather won't disrupt the exhibit.

    • Oct. 13, 2012
  12. Builder hopes to see new projects

    Ivey Construction playing a role in moving Atlantis.

    • Oct. 13, 2012
  13. Here is Atlantis' route from VAB to Visitors Complex. FLORIDA TODAY

    Map: Atlantis' route from VAB to Visitors Complex

    Here is Atlantis' route from VAB to Visitors Complex.

    • Oct. 13, 2012