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At the new space shuttle "Atlanta" exhibition at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, there is a moment when fantasy becomes a reality and the experience is simply magical.
Unlike the theme park in nearby Orlando, Florida.
The attraction here is not to be believed, but the fact that what you see is true.
The Atlanta space shuttle, which debuted on Saturday "(June 29)
As part of the $100 million exhibition, a retired winged spaceship was presented, which has been produced for more than a year.
It successfully puts the public's noseto-nose —and nose-to-wing and nose-to-tail —
Show all the other museums of the Space Shuttle orbiter in a unique way with Atlanta.
In California, New York and Virginia, NASA's other retired space shuttles are shown in horizontal directions on or near the ground, at least for the time being.
Atlanta has raised 30 feet yuan (9 meters)
Tilt 43 into the air.
21 degrees on one side.
The effect is that the bird is back in flight, or it looks like this, creating the view that only a few astronauts on orbit are fortunate enough to see.
Astronaut Tom Jones said: "You can only look down from the space station and see such an aircraft . " He made the fourth and last time on the Atlanta on 2001.
"This is the last time I 've seen Atlanta this way, so it's really a treat! [I'm]
Was taken back to my three spacewalks in Atlanta. " [
Preview of the exhibition: Space shuttle Atlanta
With the opening of the payload compartment and the extension of the Canadarm robot arm, the Atlanta does not look like a static display of the museum, but rather a stationary vehicle, which is somehow frozen in place, as if it could fly back into orbit at any time.
More importantly, due to drama lighting and 40-foot-long (12 meters)
In the animated digital background, the orbiter becomes active as changing shades and resulting shadows extend to the surface of the orbiter.
Astronaut Bob Springer said: "This is by no means static . " He took off at the Atlanta on 1990.
"It won't move, of course ,[but]
I think this is very dynamic.
"It's amazing to be able to see it from this perspective," he told collectSPACE. com.
However, this exhibition is not just in five-Building-
It seems this is not enough-but a well-
After 30 years of elaborate and interactive tribute to the car.
Dream into reality, enter the gate of the Atlanta exhibition, a 184-foot-tall (56 m)
The shuttle's solid rocket booster and a replica of the external tank build the scale for the display waiting inside.
When guests travel to the visitor complex, you can see the "stack" and huge wings of the exhibition building rising from the horizon.
A plaque outside the main entrance of the exhibition dedicated the display inside to the shuttle staff: "Thanks to those who have been dedicated to service for many years, they have turned the dream of the shuttle project into reality.
"The theme, a dream to become a reality, and the role of those involved in the space shuttle program in shaping this legacy, as guests advance along the winding muralslined ramp.
Iconic photos and detailed close-up photos of the orbiter in flight
The context of the inspiring offers by Atlanta's ups as various engineers and managers makes it possible for the shuttle.
At the top of the ramp, visitors enter the first of a series of theaters that help introduce and appreciate the history of the space shuttle.
The original film introduced a concept that a simple idea could lead to a complex machine like a space shuttle.
On the screen, the actor put into practice some meetings and decisions that help shape the orbiter into an icon.
Despite the lack of explicit naming, the late NASA engineer, Maxim "Max", played a role in bringing the lifting object spacecraft to flight.
This story, assisted by the use of stateof-the-
The artistic projector and visuals allow guests to meet with the Atlantic for the first time.
This reveals that the moment when fantasy becomes a reality, it is best to let us in-person.
The title of the exhibition means that the Atlanta shuttle is the star attraction of the "Atlanta Shuttle.
"Visitors can walk around, below and sometimes above a part of the orbiter, with a clear view of the payload bay, as well as thousands of hot tiles at the bottom of the vehicle.
The only thing guests can't do is climb up.
But don't worry, there is an app.
More accurately, there are augmented reality monitors, touch screens and interactive simulators here.
Multiple screens allow the audience to almost peel back the exterior walls of the orbiter and look inside.
The nearby shuttle flight deck replica provides guests with the opportunity to take photos in the commander's and pilot's seats. And a super-
The 24-year-old iPad"foot-long (7 m)
Touch screen, put the facts and figures of the shuttle's 135 missions and 335 crew members at the fingertips of visitors. Next to a full-
A detailed replica of the Hubble Space Telescope is a space walk simulator. Using camera-
Equipped with a monitor that tracks the movement of the guest's hands, visitors can try their virtual
Upgrade the orbit Observatory with gloves or "work" outside the digital International Space Station ".
However, like a replica of the Hubble Space Telescope, not all of the experiences in the Atlanta exhibition are virtual.
Opposite the orbiter, guests will find one
The fifth model of the space station featuring crawlingThrough the module.
Visitors can even go on a "space walk" at 22-foot-long, 32-inch-diameter (6. 7 m by 81 cm)
A clear pipe connecting a room of the space station.
Transparent channel pause 26 feet (8 meters)in the air.
In order to reach the lower level of the exhibition, guests can move along the ramp that visually evokes a re-experience
Enter the Earth's atmosphere, or they can choose to "land like a shuttle" and use their body as a spaceship when they walk or cross four high-altitudebanked S-
Then, line up with the "Runway" and slide to touch the ground.
The steep slide is 22-
The angle of degree is the same as the angle followed by the shuttle when it finally approaches Earth. [
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Once "on the ground", guests will find more exhibits including the complete
Size station module equipped with Colbert treadmill (
Named after comedian Stephen Colbert)
Food Kitchen, sleep station and seating for staff
In the toilet of the space station.
Elsewhere on the lower floor, guests can try to use the simulator "assemble Atlantic", which allows visitors to control 325-
Tons of cranes, used to stack rocket boosters and fuel tanks with orbiter for launch.
A real "bean cap" or gas oxygen hood is also shown, which covers the external tank on the launch stage.
The Shuttle Launch Experience is also integrated into the showroom, a motion simulator that has taken guests through the launch and into space of the orbiter since 2007.
The journey is in a separate, but now the seamless facility is in and out of the space shuttle building in Atlanta.
Over the past week, the Atlanta space shuttle exhibition has been open for technical rehearsals and previews, opening for the first time to the publicat-
Saturday is big (June 29).
Access to the shuttle Atlanta includes regular tickets for the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, $50 for adults, $40 for 3-year-old children11.
The opening ceremony is scheduled for 9: 30 today. m. EDT (1300 GMT)
More than 30 space shuttle astronauts were involved.
Of the 33 space missions in Atlanta, at least once each.
NASA director Charles Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Kasana, two former space shuttle commanders, plan to address the event.
Astronauts will attend the meeting on Friday and Saturdayand-
Greet the Q & A session to help lead guests on a NASA center bus tour and a hike in the complex Rocket Garden, sign and dine with visitors who book the advanced "lunch with astronauts" program in advance.
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