The Shuttle is Coming! - Part 2

11/2/2012. As part of of the Kennedy Space Center's celebration of the space shuttle Altantis' "rollover" to its new home at the visitor center complex today, the final crew of Atlantis (and the final space shuttle crew ever) spoke and answered questions from the audience at the IMAX theater. My favorite of the crew was Rex Walheim. He looks so boyish, but he's actually older than I am by a couple of months. Someone asked the crew if they noticed any difference between the three orbiters (Atlantis, Endeavor, and Discovery). Three out of the four crew members said there was nothing noticeable, but Walheim, who had flown exclusively on the Atlantis for all three of his missions, indicated that the Atlantis had a unique glitch. Upon re-entry, the bathroom door would fly open with a crash. The crew was talking about how on the re-entry into earth's atmosphere they heard a loud bang and were rather concerned until Walheim said, "Oh, that's the just the bathroom door." Cute story.