Press release
Museum of Flight president Doug King was officially given the 'keys' to the space shuttle Full Fuselage Trainer during a ceremony last week at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

JSC Director Michael L. Coats, Mission Operations Director Paul Hill and Seattle shuttle astronaut Greg C. Johnson were speakers at the event, with the FFT towering behind them.

Following remarks, Hill and King signed the Space Act Agreement that will transfer ownership of the trainer, which was used to familiarize all astronauts with the shuttle cockpit controls and emergency exit procedures.

The ceremony ended with Hill handing King the large ratchet used to open the trainer's crew hatch. 

Addressing an audience of JSC space flight specialists, managers and former astronauts, King said the Tukwila museum’s FFT exhibit is "going to tell the story of what all of you did to get us off of the planet...a story for Seattle and the rest of the world." 


The FFT is so large though, it will still be needed to be shipped in segments.

The Tukwila museum's FFT exhibit will be open to the public in 
mid-June.