AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2014 - 37

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Space shuttle
carrier 747 enters
tourism business
SPACE CENTER Houston is building a
$12 million complex to house the oldest space shuttle carrier 747, complete
with a mockup space shuttle on top. It
will also serve as a center for educational programs.
Scheduled to open in February
2015, it will feature access to the
inside of the 747 and the full-scale
model of the shuttle that once was
on display in Florida. The shuttle will
be 60 feet above the ground once it
is mounted on the 747. Boeing's "go
team" that normally repairs aircraft
in service took the 747 apart for its
move eight miles from Ellington
Airport to Space Center Houston.
Space Center Houston officials have
reached half the funding goal and are
asking the public for donations. Learn
more online (spacecenter.org/theshuttle-and-747-carrier).
Education programs include school
visits, distance learning programs,
Scout camp-ins, day camps, and
education programs for teachers.
Boeing 747 space shuttle carriers
thrilled millions who saw them fly with
a space shuttle on top.
Since opening in 1992, Space Center
Houston has received more than 16
million visitors and currently hosts
nearly 800,000 guests annually in its
183,000-square-foot educational
entertainment complex.
-Alton K. Marsh

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