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I found seeing it in Udvar Hazy incredibly impactful.

• rtkwe 1y ago
  Yeah the only real plus I could see to putting it outside would be if you made it part of a fully assembled set with the boosters and fuel tanks but then you couldn't see all the little details that I personally love from seeing it up close and knowing this thing that's 10 feet from me went to space. You could put a replica up if you were doing the fully assembled version and get just as big an impact because the flaws in the replica would be hidden by distance.
  • ceejayoz 1y ago
    Don't need outside for that; the LA shuttle is a full, upright stack, indoors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8vlWVp_oBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8vlWVp_oBU
    • rtkwe 1y ago
      Didn't know that. I've never had the chance to go to LA and see their museum. I've heard great things about it but haven't made the trek.
      • rtkwe 1y ago
        Ah sadly it's still not open so I couldn't have. https://californiasciencecenter.org/about-us/samuel-oschin-air-and-space-center/go-for-stack https://californiasciencecenter.org/about-us/samuel-oschin-a...
  • singleshot_ 1y ago
    They have an iron bird on srbs and an et on pedestals at SpaceCamp in Huntsville. This is the only reasonable way to display an orbiter outdoors: use a scrap one. The remaining flown orbiters should be preserved indoors, obviously.