The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex


Tourists coming to America's spaceport at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex are being greeted by a modernized entrance, a facelift officially unveiled Thursday as part of the park's expansion in the coming years.

And waiting in the wings for its grand opening in July is the space shuttle Atlantis' display hall. Construction continues around Atlantis, which was wrapped in a protective plastic before being hoisted atop mounting pedestals and tilted 43.21 degrees to port.

See our coverage of Atlantis' retirement.

Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II/Spaceflight Now


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