Re: Space Shuttle "Inspiration" on the move (Florida)

[collectSPACE]

Shuttle for tomorrow: Mock NASA orbiter 'Inspiration' moving for river tour
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-011316b-space-shuttle-inspiration-move.html

A full-size model of a NASA space shuttle may soon journey on the waterways of the United States, embarking on a mission of education and "Inspiration."

The mock-up orbiter "Inspiration," which for two decades sat parked outside the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Florida, west of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, will depart on its first move as soon as Saturday morning (Jan. 16) to begin its transformation into an educational outreach tool and the showpiece for a company developing new communications technologies for future missions into deep space.

"It is kind of an educational and promotional thing," stated John Pederson, the chief executive officer of LVX System, which has an agreement with NASA to study applications for visual light communication — using LED light to stream data — for missions to Mars and other destinations.

(Photo credit: Beyel Brothers Crane and Rigging/©Julian Leek)

[collectSPACE]

'Inspiration' in motion: Mock space shuttle on the move (photos)
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-011616a-space-shuttle-inspiration-move.html

"Inspiration," a full-scale space shuttle model that for two decades stood along the state road leading into NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, rolled, and then floated away on Saturday (Jan. 16), beginning its journey towards becoming a traveling exhibit and marketing showpiece.

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Replica on the runway: Mock orbiter lands on real space shuttle strip
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-042916b-space-shuttle-inspiration-slf.html

Almost five years after NASA's last space shuttle landed in Florida, an orbiter returned to the runway at the Kennedy Space Center.

The model orbiter "Inspiration" was rolled out to Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility on Wednesday (April 27), where it will be rebuilt into a traveling exhibit. The full-scale mockup was previously on display at the now-former location of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville.

[catdlr]

,,,, bump for new home

Space shuttle ‘Inspiration’ arrives in St. Cloud

un 24, 2024
The final pieces of a mock-replica space shuttle rolled into Minnesota early on Saturday morning. Dr. Felicity-John Pederson told cameras on scene what the future plans are for this unique scientific display.

[jacqmans]

In 1999 I flew that Shuttle in Downey.

And a poor photo I took of that Shuttle.