Atlantis Rollover - 2 November 2012
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Atlantis was parked for several hours at an intersection allowing people to walk right up to the orbiter to view it from all angles.
Two retired shuttle astronauts who moved into management are, at left, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden who talked about the Space Shuttle Program, their parts in it, and what to expect in the future.
Bob Cabana looks on while Charlie Bolden talks about NASA's future.
Atlantis with its replacements, the SpaceX Dragon and the Orion crew capsules.
Leaving the park early to get a good place to watch Atlantis being moved to the Visitor Complex we passed a crew removing traffic lights along Atlantis' route.
A view of Atlantis new home. The $100 million new facility shows the opening where Atlantis will enter before being walled up inside. The facility was paid for by revenue generated by the Visitor Complex.
A downed street sign, one of many along with traffic lights and light poles that were removed to make room for Atlantis' move to the Visitor Complex. Go to Page Four of Six > > >
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