Beaufort, North Carolina: Shuttle Astronaut Mini-Museum: Space Tire
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Beaufort Elementary School
- Address:
- 801 Mulberry St., Beaufort, NC
- Directions:
- Head out of Beaufort on Live Oak Street. Turn left on NC 101 West. Turn right on Carraway Drive. School is on the left.
- Hours:
- School hours - ask permission. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 252-728-3316
- Admission:
- Free
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Astronaut Michael J. Smith, killed in the 1986 Challenger explosion, is remembered in this hometown school museum -- which includes a tire from the Challenger's replacement shuttle.
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Note: during school hours, ask permission! The exhibit must be inside, as we were at school and found nothing outside.
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