Aircraft Photo of OV-104 | Rockwell Space Shuttle | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | AirHistory.net #276556
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:OV-104
Aircraft Original Type:Rockwell Space Shuttle
Aircraft Generic Type:Rockwell Space Shuttle
Aircraft Version:Rockwell Space Shuttle
C/n (msn):OV-104
Operator Titles:NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Aircraft Name:Atlantis
Location
City / Area:Merritt Island / Kennedy Space Center [ Off-Airport ]Map
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Collection:Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
 
Photo Date:8 June 2016
Photo by:Arjun Sarup
Photo ID: 276556
Photo Comment

On display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Atlantis was the fourth operational Shuttle to be built, flying its maiden flight in Oct. 1985. It flew a total of 33 missions, including the final mission of the Space Shuttle program in July 2011. A look inside the payload bay shows the rear pressure bulkhead, external airlock, the Canadarm robotic arm and the electrically deployed payload bay doors.

This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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