Uploaded April 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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shuttles.collectSPACE.com — Atlantis is ready for its spotlight — almost. The retired NASA orbiter, which is set to go on public display on June 29 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, is now fully unwrapped after a two day process to peel off its protective plastic cover.

Articles and photo galleries:

Revealing Atlantis: Shrink-wrapped space shuttle uncovered for display: collectspace.com/news/news-042513a.html

Atlantis exposed: Space shuttle now fully unwrapped for NASA exhibit: collectspace.com/news/news-042613a.html

Video footage courtesy Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex/David Waters