Located along the transfer aisle in Kennedy Space Center's 52-story Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), the Space Shuttle Program Tribute Wall displays the signatures of employees who have supported the shuttle throughout the last 30 years.
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
The wall has also been signed by the final astronaut crews of space shuttles Discovery and Endeavour.
Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
NASA has now established a [URL=http://shuttleexperience.nasa.gov/virtualwallintro.aspx]virtual tribute wall[/URL] on its website and has invited the public to "sign" it.
Participants can add their name, as well as a short message. Visitors to the virtual wall can search for entries or view a world map showing the locations of those who signed.
The Virtual Wall is part of NASA's new website, [URL=http://shuttleexperience.nasa.gov/home.aspx]The Space Shuttle Experience[/URL], which combines earlier projects such as
Face in Space and
Space Rock with new interactive games and features.