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A tugboat pulls the barge transporting the space shuttle model on its way to Space Center Houston NASA Johnson Space Center's center.

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A tugboat pulls the barge transporting the high-fidelity space shuttle model through the turn basin at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on its way to Space Center Houston, NASA Johnson Space Center’s official visitor center. The turn basin is in the heart of Launch Complex 39 where the shuttles were processed and launched. Kennedy’s Launch Control Center and the Vehicle Assembly Building are prominent in the background. At the far right is NASA’s new mobile launcher.

The model was built in Apopka, Fla., by Guard-Lee and installed at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 1993. The model is expected to arrive June 1 in Houston and to be transported June 3 to Space Center Houston, its final destination, where it will become part of a unique display telling the story of the space shuttle’s achievements and the nationwide team that made them possible. For more information about Space Center Houston, visit http://www.spacecenter.org. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis

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  • Title: A tugboat pulls the barge transporting the space shuttle model on its way to Space Center Houston NASA Johnson Space Center's center.
  • Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL
  • Owner: KSC
  • Album: cbabir
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