Events: U.S. announces end all existing four space shuttle into a tourism resource
Type of Event: Focus

Daily News: April 14, 2011 AD

Date: April 14, 2011 AD

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Source: 新京报

Event Details:

  "Enterprise"
  "Endeavour"
  "Atlantis"
  "Discovery"
  "Columbia"
  "Challenger"
  According to the Xinhua News Agency Xinhua ushered in the first U.S. space shuttle mission of the 30th anniversary, NASA announced that the Secretary for investigation 尔斯博尔登 12, the U.S. space shuttle's existing four final destination, they will be placed in the U.S. four museums for the public and visitors. United States has so far built six space shuttle, which "Enterprise" for the prototype, the other five working machine are: "Columbia", "Challenger", "Discovery", "Atlantis" and the "Endeavour".
  "Enterprise"
  First U.S. space shuttle will be transferred to New York "fearless" aircraft carrier Air and Space Museum.
  "Endeavour"
  Will be completed by the end of this last flight, the California Science Center is the final destination.
  "Atlantis"
  Expected to retire in June, "home" is located in the Kennedy Space Center, Florida area tourists.
  "Discovery"
  Just last month, retired in March this year, will go to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Virginia, an exhibition center "home."
  "Columbia"
  February 1, 2003 disintegrated over North Texas, crashed, killing all seven astronauts.
  "Challenger"
  U.S. space shuttle in the second frame practical January 28, 1986 explosion disintegrated 73 seconds after launch, leading to seven astronauts were killed.
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