DAYTON, Ohio - The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio is ready to launch a mock-up space shuttle exhibit assembled after a failed bid to get a retiring shuttle several years ago.
The Dayton Daily News reports the walk-through exhibit opens Feb. 26 and will give visitors a peek at a cockpit and a cargo bay.
Museum aerospace educator Cindy Henry says the display built around a cockpit simulator is the size of a real shuttle.
The NASA space shuttle trainer acquired by the museum in 2012 was used by astronauts to prepare for shuttle missions.
The mock-up includes an engine and tail section and a payload bay with a satellite.
It's expected to be part of a sprawling hangar gallery slated to open in 2016.
