Pathfinder Returns to Space

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Mock shuttle Pathfinder restored atop its stack at Alabama rocket center (photos)

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U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville , Alabama , returns Pathfinder to its position atop a space shuttle propulsion "stack" Pathfinder 's wings are set to be installed on Thursday , followed by its engines on Friday .

Pathfinder was originally built in 1977 to verify that NASA 's ground support equipment was ready to receive the flight-worthy spacecraft.

Pathfinder went on display as part of the "Great Space Shuttle Exposition " in Tokyo from 1983 to 1984 .

He previously developed online content for the National Space Society and Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin , helped establish the space tourism company Space Adventures and currently serves on the History Committee of the American Astronautical Society , the advisory committee for The Mars Generation and leadership board of For All Moonkind . In 2009 , he was inducted into the U.S. Space Camp Hall of Fame in Huntsville , Alabama . In 2021 , he was honored by the American Astronautical Society with the Ordway Award for Sustained Excellence in Spaceflight History..