NASA Invites Media To Shuttle Atlantis' Move To VAB

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Oct. 10, 2012

Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
tracy.g.young@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M55-12

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO SHUTTLE ATLANTISâ?? MOVE TO VAB

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. â?? Media are invited to a photo opportunity as 
space shuttle Atlantis moves from its processing hangar, Orbiter 
Processing Facility 2 (OPF-2) to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) 
for the final time on Oct. 17, at NASAâ??s Kennedy Space Center in 
Florida. Atlantis is scheduled to move at about 8:30 a.m. EDT. Media 
must arrive at Kennedyâ??s Press Site by 7:30 a.m. for transportation 
to the event. Journalists without NASA Kennedy accreditation need to 
apply for credentials by noon, Tuesday, Oct. 16. International media 
accreditation for this event is closed. Badges can be picked up at 
the Kennedy Space Center Badging Office on State Road 405. Media must 
apply for credentials online at:  https://media.ksc.nasa.gov

Any updates on the move will be available at 321-867-2525. Atlantis 
has been undergoing preparations for public display as part of NASAâ??s 
Transition and Retirement processing of the shuttle fleet. The 
orbiter is targeted to move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor 
Complex on Nov. 2. There, a grand opening is planned for Atlantisâ?? 
new home in July 2013. For more information about the Kennedy Space 
Center Visitor Complex, visit:  http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com

For more information about the shuttlesâ?? preparations for public 
display, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle

	
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