At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida construction crews are completing final preparations for the opening of the Space Shuttle Atlantis facility.

At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, construction crews are completing final preparations for the opening of the "Space Shuttle Atlantis" facility. The spacecraft will be the centerpiece of a 90,000-square-foot building in which visitors will see Atlantis as it appeared in space. The payload bay doors are opened and the shuttle's Canadarm remote manipulator system -- its robotic arm -- installed and extended.

The new $100 million facility will include interactive exhibits that tell the story of the 30-year Space Shuttle Program and highlight the future of space exploration. The "Space Shuttle Atlantis" exhibit is scheduled to open June 29, 2013.Photo credit: NASA/ Jim Grossmann