The museum, which already draws about 1.3 millions visitors annually, competed with 20 other sites nationwide for the right to display one of the shuttles.
Tony Schulimbrene, Director of the National Aviation Heritage Alliance said, "First and foremost, it's going to be an economic punch for the region. We're going to see more people come to Dayton, not just from around the country but from around the world."
Endeavour and Atlantis will make one more flight each this year before they are officially retired and NASA ends the space shuttle program.
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