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NASA Crew Compartment Trainer coming soon!

The NASA Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in August 2012. The CCT will initially be placed on display in the Cold War Gallery before becoming a major exhibit component of the Space Gallery in the museum's planned fourth buidling. Plans call for the museum to build a full-scale mock-up of the payload bay and develop other new exhibits with an emphasis on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. When completed, the CCT exhibit will allow the public to look into the cockpit and mid-deck areas of a shuttle and learn how astronauts trained for their missions.

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CCT News

Don't miss Space Fest on May 4  1

Astronauts, community leaders welcome Crew Compartment Trainer to National Museum of the U.S. Air Force  |  VIDEO

Crew Compartment Trainer payload bay to be built by Display Dynamics Inc.

Officials re-install Crew Compartment Trainer interior items at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

NASA's first Crew Compartment Trainer arrives at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force   |  VIDEO

CCT Photos & Video

Browse a photo slideshow of CCT images

Watch a video explaining the CCT's importance and future at the museum (00:06:46)

Video News Reports:
   - Importance of the CCT (00:02:52)
   - Learn more about the CCT's move (00:02:41)
   - NASA's Super Guppy aircraft (00:02:03)
   - Super Guppy arrives at the museum (00:02:28)

Time-lapse Videos:
   - CCT-1 is prepared for its move (00:01:25)
   - CCT loaded onto the Super Guppy (00:02:18)
   - CCT off-loaded and moved into the museum (00:01:45)

Other Videos:
   - Watch the CCT's arrival from inside the Super Guppy (00:01:15)
   - Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson explains his excitement about the CCT arrival (00:01:17)

CCT in the News

Click on the links below to view articles featuring about the Crew Compartment Trainer.

New views of NASA trainer
Sept. 27, 2012 - WDTN-TV

Ohio astronaut spent many hours in trainer before heading to space
Sept. 27, 2012 - Dayton Daily News

Space shuttle trainer seen as education tool
Sept. 27, 2012 - Springfield News-Sun

Clayton firm to build $1.5M Space Shuttle exhibit
Sept. 7, 2012 - Dayton Business Journal

Local contractor to help build shuttle exhibit
Sept. 7, 2012 - Dayton Daily News

CCT Arrival Schedule

All times are approximate and schedule is subject to change. Times are EDT.

Shrink-wrap	COMPLETE
Move to Neutral Buoyancy Lab	COMPLETE
Move to Ellington Field	COMPLETE
Load onto Super Guppy	COMPLETE
Depart from Ellington Field	COMPLETE
Arrive at Little Rock AFB	COMPLETE
Depart Little Rock AFB	COMPLETE
Arrive at museum	COMPLETE
Off-load from Super Guppy	COMPLETE
Arrive at Cold War Gallery	COMPLETE
Remove from K-loader	COMPLETE
Available for public view	COMPLETE
Repopulate interior	COMPLETE
Sign text, video added	COMPLETE
Payload bay, etc. constructed	Late 2013

About the CCT

The Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) is a high-fidelity representation of the orbiter crew station that was used primarily for on-orbit crew training and engineering evaluations. Here, astronauts learned how to operate many of the orbiter sub-systems in more than 20 different classes.