littlebug42 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 NASA announced the placement of the retired shuttles today and not only did Dayton not get one, no one in the midwest did. There will be three on the East Coast though because apparently it is more important for international travelers to have easy access than it is for the American people who actually paid for the things to have easy access. Not only that but in Dayton, people would actually have been able to see it for free at the Air Force museum. I am sad and a little bitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 :( While we were excited for one to be in NY I sure can see your point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach Mom Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Wow! I live on the East Coast and my kids have been to the Air and Space Museums in DC many times, but the Air Force Museum in Dayton is still one of our favorite trips. I am really surprised one isn't going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissa Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We've been to that museum...it is so great! I am disappointed as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We didn't get one in Seattle either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchie Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Where are the shuttles going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Boooooooo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We didn't get one in Huntsville, either. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Dayton is my hometown too. Wright Pat would have been a great place for one of the shuttles. I loved to Air force museum when I was growing up! I loved the retired pilots who told me all about their planes and their missions in the Korean war and WWII. I remember vividly the day I realized, while reading one of the exhibits, that my grandparents had lived the whole story as it happened, from the Wright brothers to the moon landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 We didn't get one in Seattle either. We were excited we might get one here... but alas its a no go for us in Washington. It's even more sad there won't be one near the west coast at all! I really really REALLY want to go see one :)... The kids can come too I guess. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Wow, I thought sure they'd get one. That's really sad on so many levels.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Where are the shuttles going? California, Florida, and Virginia. A shuttle proto type currently at the Smithsonian will be going to NYC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 from flickr: Space Shuttle Placement Announcement Enterprise: Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. Discovery: Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport. Endeavour: California Science Center in Los Angeles. Atlantis: Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Complex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 California, Florida, and Virginia. A shuttle proto type currently at the Smithsonian will be going to NYC. That seems pretty well spread-out, though, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 That seems pretty well spread-out, though, doesn't it? It actually puts three on the east coast, one on the west coast but nothing in the middle. To add additional salt to the wound, NASA made the announcement today from the Air Force Museum. They invited the public here in Dayton and then they get to hear that we don't get a shuttle. Nice (definite sarcasm here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 How did Texas manage to miss out? Wow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'm confused. Why would one go to Dayton? I didn't think NASA was part of the Air Force. And the population is concentrated along the coasts, so more Americans would have access with them placed along the coasts. I do plan to take a trip to DC; I could easily make the hop over to VA. I might even go to NYC sometime. I don't think I will ever make it to Dayton, though. I think more people from the center of the country visit the coasts than vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiebird Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'm confused. Why would one go to Dayton? I didn't think NASA was part of the Air Force. And the population is concentrated along the coasts, so more Americans would have access with them placed along the coasts. I do plan to take a trip to DC; I could easily make the hop over to VA. I might even go to NYC sometime. I don't think I will ever make it to Dayton, though. I think more people from the center of the country visit the coasts than vice versa. Well I can say that I've never had the opportunity to be able to go to either coast yet unfortunately, so a Midwestern location would have been appreciated. I don't know if I'd be able to forsee travel anytime soon either. I keep seeing comments on blogs talking about NASA wouldn't want to waste a shuttle on "flyover" country, but there are several decent sized cities in the Midwest, you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'm confused. Why would one go to Dayton? I didn't think NASA was part of the Air Force. And the population is concentrated along the coasts, so more Americans would have access with them placed along the coasts. I do plan to take a trip to DC; I could easily make the hop over to VA. I might even go to NYC sometime. I don't think I will ever make it to Dayton, though. I think more people from the center of the country visit the coasts than vice versa. The Air Force actually was instrumental in the beginnings of NASA. Also, as the birthplace and home of Wilbur and Orville Wright, aviation of any sort is pretty big around here. Dayton and the Air Force museum, IMO, have a bigger claim than NYC. With the AF museum, as well, it is open to the public, for free, and we have many visitors from around the world to see the collection of planes housed here. My biggest beef is that there is a big portion of this country that is actually in the middle. To put three shuttles on the East coast makes it pretty inaccessible to many people. They say that it is to encourage more international visitors but what about the people here in the US that actually paid for the things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 How did Texas manage to miss out? Wow.... Yeah. We are pretty disappointed here in Houston that we didn't get one. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Plus even though technically Cape Canaveral and NYC are on the "East Coast" they are hardly close to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Because the National Air Force Museum is there and it's one of the largest and nicest facilities in the world (also free)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Plus even though technically Cape Canaveral and NYC are on the "East Coast" they are hardly close to each other. But NYC and Washington DC are very close together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 And the Air Force museum is building a top notch space section, too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Well, I am a New Yorker and last time I checked, we are also a part of the country. And we help pay for stuff like that. But I get your point. ;) I am very surprised that Houston didn't get one. I figured they already did. I don't think the issue is ignoring the middle of the country or making them available for 'foreigners' but the realities of tourism. People travel to those places to see lots of 'stuff'. I am 100% more likely to travel to Florida and see a space shuttle along with all the other stuff than I am to ever travel to Dayton just to see the space shuttle. I live much closer to Ohio but I have been there never and have been to Florida and the D.C area many times. My stepdad is a huge airplane enthusiast. He drags my poor mom to all kinds of air shows. I didn't even know such a thing as air shows existed until I met him. Now, if he is going out that way, he would def. make a stop in Dayton to see a shuttle. But, I can promise you that he goes to Florida every winter and he will see that thing every time. Knowing him, he will see the one in Virginia as well, just for good measure. So, don't it personally. It's more about the law of averages than hating on the flyover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineW Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'm really glad that LA is getting one, especially at the Science Center which has free admission but I am shocked that Houston isn't. I think the NY shuttle should be going to Houston but that NASA got the rest of the choices right. Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Well, I am a New Yorker and last time I checked, we are also a part of the country. Did you not get the memo? The rest of us voted you guys off the island! Err, off the nation :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) My city had no dog in that fight but on what grounds did NY get one and not Houston? Edited April 13, 2011 by Sis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Did Dayton bid on the Vostok 3KA-2 space capsule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Did Dayton bid on the Vostok 3KA-2 space capsule? I am not sure. All of the talk around here has been about the shuttle. I don't know that they would have had the money for the capsule and the renovations necessary to house the shuttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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