Standing under the insignia designed for the Space Shuttle Program, Patty Stratton, associate program manager for Ground Operations at United Space Alliance, speaks to the audience attending a 30th anniversary celebration in honor of the Space Shuttle Program's first shuttle launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.
The celebration followed an announcement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden where the four orbiters will be placed for permanent display after retirement. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett