<P> Hardware developed for the Space Shuttle met various ends with conclusion of the program, including donation, disuse and / or disposal, or reuse . An example of reuse, is that one of the three Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) was converted to a permanent module for the International Space Station . </P> <P> On April 12, 2011, NASA announced a selection of locations for the remaining Shuttle orbiters: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Shuttle Name </Th> <Th> Shuttle Designation </Th> <Th> Retirement Destination </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Enterprise * </Td> <Td> OV - 101 </Td> <Td> Intrepid Sea - Air - Space Museum, New York City, New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Discovery </Td> <Td> OV - 103 </Td> <Td> Udvar - Hazy Center, Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, Chantilly, Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Atlantis </Td> <Td> OV - 104 </Td> <Td> Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Endeavour </Td> <Td> OV - 105 </Td> <Td> California Science Center, Los Angeles, California . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Shuttle Name </Th> <Th> Shuttle Designation </Th> <Th> Retirement Destination </Th> </Tr>

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