The shuttle shuffle









CollectSpace

The Enterprise shuttle prototype, currently on exhibit at the Smithsonian’s
Udvar-Hazy Center, undergoes an inspection to make sure it can be ferried safely
to a new museum. Enterprise’s departure would make way for Discovery’s arrival.




Today’s launch of the space shuttle Discovery represents a couple of firsts for the space program – but it also sets the stage for a series of “lasts,” followed by a grand shuffle of space artifacts in museums across the country.

…(read more)