And the winner of the Space Shuttle lottery is....

Rob Silliman · April 12, 2011, 10:56:09 AM

- National Air & Space Museum (Dulles, VA)
- Kennedy Space Center
- Intrepid Air & Space Museum (NYC)
- California Science Center (LA)

I guess someone wanted to put them somewhere where lots of people can see them. I figured that the Museum of Flight (Seattle, WA), run by Boeing - would have gotten one.

Jay Beckman · April 12, 2011, 11:08:22 AM

Surprised that Intrepid trumped Dayton. Guess they'll have to add another barge next to the carrier like they did for the Concord.

Guess I'm too picky but I can't wrap my brain around Carrier as general Air Museum and not just NavAir.

Paul Dumm · April 12, 2011, 02:53:13 PM

I always seen that the National Air & Space Museum and Kennedy Space Center were going to be givens. They had heading there way years ago.

Chris Kennedy · April 12, 2011, 04:50:15 PM

Intrepid gets Enterprise, which was a test craft that never went into space. It's at Udvar-Hazy now and will be replaced there by Discovery.

Chris Kennedy · April 12, 2011, 08:08:42 PM

Museum of Flight is getting a shuttle trainer.

http://www.king5.com/news/No-space-shuttle-for-Museum-of-Flight-says-report-119701749.html

Chris Kennedy · April 13, 2011, 06:37:31 AM

It will be interesting to see if this is really the final decision, or if the politicians will stick their noses in. I know that the Air Force Museum has a lot of political clout behind it and they can't be happy.

Joe Copalman · April 13, 2011, 12:03:31 PM

Quote from: Chris Kennedy on April 13, 2011, 06:37:31 AM
It will be interesting to see if this is really the final decision, or if the politicians will stick their noses in. I know that the Air Force Museum has a lot of political clout behind it and they can't be happy.

Eh. The Air Force can always do what they did with the CAF's F-82 and just take a shuttle.

Jay Beckman · April 13, 2011, 01:51:12 PM

Quote from: Chris Kennedy on April 13, 2011, 06:37:31 AM
It will be interesting to see if this is really the final decision, or if the politicians will stick their noses in. I know that the Air Force Museum has a lot of political clout behind it and they can't be happy.

I think the Congresscritters already had their say which is why they're going where they're going. Who knows really?

Then again, I think the "Miracle On The Hudson" Airbus should go to NASM and not Charlotte so what do I know...

Chris Kennedy · October 06, 2011, 09:05:52 AM

Still fighting over them.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/10/houston-works-to-take-away-space-shuttle-from-new-york-.html

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And the winner of the Space Shuttle lottery is....