Space Shuttle trainer exhibit opens

November 10, 2012 | Modified: November 10, 2012 at 8:16 pm
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The NASA Space Shuttle Trainer sits on display, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, in the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. The trainer, which was built in the 1970s and used to train every space shuttle astronaut over three decades, opened to the public Saturday and will remain a part of the museum's permanent exhibits. (AP Photo/Jordan Stead)

SEATTLE (AP) — An exhibit featuring a full-scale mock-up of a Space Shuttle has opened to the public.

The Museum of Flight exhibit opened Saturday. It features a mock-up NASA astronauts used to train before their missions. The public will be able to walk through the mock-up to learn about astronaut training.

It took three flights on a huge plane known as the Super Guppy to bring the massive mock-up to Seattle.