Decommissioning the space shuttles in pictures

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Decommissioning the space shuttles in pictures

The US space shuttle program is no more, and now the space shuttles left are being prepared to go on display around the country, to be preserved for future generations and their super futuristic space jets and warp drive ships and whatnot.

Starting next month, NASA will begin delivering its four Space Shuttle orbiters to their final destinations. After an extensive decommissioning process, the fleet — which includes three former working spacecraft and one test orbiter — is nearly ready for public display. On April 17, the shuttle Discovery will be attached to a modified 747 Jumbo Jet for transport to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Virginia. Endeavour will go to Los Angeles in mid-September, and in early 2013, Atlantis will take its place on permanent display at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Test orbiter Enterprise will fly to New York City next month.