CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Bill Moore, chief operating officer with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_North_Companies" class="extiw" title="en:Delaware North Companies">Delaware North Companies Parks &amp; Resorts</a>, speaks to members of the media during a tour of the new “Space Shuttle <i>Atlantis</i>” exhibit, a 90,000-square-foot facility, scheduled to open June 29, 2013. Behind Moore, space shuttle <i>Atlantis</i>’ payload bay doors are open and the orbiter has been tilted at a 43.21° angle to the portside and supported by special jacks to elevate it 26 feet from the ground. The robotic arm has been installed in the payload bay. The new $100 million facility will include interactive exhibits that tell the story of the 30-year Space Shuttle Program and highlight the future of space exploration. Visitors to the exhibit will get an up close look at <i>Atlantis</i> with its payload bay doors open, similar to how it looked in space.
Jim Grossmann
Taken on 7 June 2013
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