Several sites are vying to be the final homes of the retiring space shuttles . The first launch is scheduled for late next year from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA administrator Charlie Bolden will announce Tuesday where the shuttles will go . April 12 marks the date of the first human space flight and , 20 years later , the first shuttle flight .
Several sites are vying to be the final homes of the retiring space shuttles . The shuttles Discovery , Endeavour and Atlantis carry historic and economic value . NASA administrator Charlie Bolden will announce Tuesday where the shuttles will go . April 12 marks the date of the first human space flight and , 20 years later , the first shuttle flight .