From the Wright Brothers' test flights at Huffman Prairie to today's work by the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson, the roots of what made the Space Shuttle possible can be traced to Ohio.
Mike Turner hailed the inclusion of $14 Million in the President's budget request to bring the Space Shuttle Atlantis to the National Museum of the Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. The request follows a year of advocacy by the Ohio delegation and two letters led by Congressman Turner to NASA acting Administrator Charles Scolese in April of 2010 and current Administrator Charles Bolden:"This request in the President's budget is a recognition of the integral role Dayton has played in the history of flight. From the Wright Brothers' test flights at Huffman Prairie to today's work by the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson, the roots of what made the Space Shuttle possible can be traced to Ohio. If approved by Congress, 60% of the U.S. population, who live within a day's drive of the museum, can also share in the history of flight. I look forward to continuing to work alongside the Ohio delegation to make this a reality."