Photos: NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis on Display at KSC

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Shuttle Atlantis Up Close

NASA/ Jim Grossmann

The "Space Shuttle Atlantis" exhibit is scheduled to open June 29, 2013. This image was released June 27, 2013.

Early Look at Shuttle Atlantis Exhibit

NASA/ Jim Grossmann

Guests get an early look at the Space Shuttle Atlantis and other exhibits inside the 90,000-square-foot facility. This image was released June 27, 2013.

Hubble Telescope Replica

NASA/ Jim Grossmann

At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, a display inside the "Space Shuttle Atlantis" facility features a 43-feet-tall full-scale replica of the Hubble telescope hung through an opening in the second floor. This image was released June 27, 2013.

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