NASA has announced that Johnson Space Center and Texas A&M
University will sign an agreement on Monday to begin the move of
the primary space shuttle launch and landing trainer, the
Shuttle Motion Simulator, to College Station: The NASA-Texas A&M
partnership will allow the university to house and showcase
unique space shuttle training artifacts. The Shuttle Motion
Simulator provided a full-motion simulation of shuttle launches
and landings for every crew that flew on the shuttle. It began
operations at JSC in 1977 and was used in training for all 135
space shuttle missions. The facility that housed the shuttle
simulators at JSC continues to be used for International Space
Station training. This partnership will help ensure that this
unique historical artifact and the space shuttle training
technology it represents is preserved and used to inspire future
engineers. JSC welcomes opportunities for such partnerships that
find areas of common interest of benefit to both parties.