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Shuttle Atlantis unwrapped ahead of public debut

April 25, 2013 Spaceflight Now

Workers removed the protective wrap that has cocooned space shuttle Atlantis while its $100 million new home was built around it at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Tim Macy, director of project development for the visitor complex describes the work and looks ahead to the opening of the new exhibit this June.

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  • Window for 2026 launch debut of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket ‘is narrowing’ as development continues
    August 10, 2026
  • SpaceX scrubs planned Monday launch of its Falcon 9 rocket; targets Tuesday morning
    August 10, 2026
  • SpaceX West Coast launch surge continues with Starlink mission
    August 8, 2026
  • Blue Origin identifies engine issue behind New Glenn explosion
    August 6, 2026
  • NASA, Northrop Grumman repurpose Gateway elements for Moon Base demo missions
    August 6, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 3 AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    August 5, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    August 4, 2026
  • SpaceX launches classified payload for National Reconnaissance Office
    July 29, 2026
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from West Coast
    July 25, 2026
  • Super Heavy-Starship rocket chalks up mostly successful test flight
    July 25, 2026
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