''Space Shuttle America'' (also known as ''Space Shuttle America - The Next Century'') was a motion simulator ride at the Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee, Illinois, that opened in 1994. The ride's main feature is a full-scale replica of an American Space Shuttle orbiter. It closed permanently after the 2007 season and was removed in December 2009.
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Space Shuttle America – Introduction
''Space Shuttle America'' (also known as ''Space Shuttle America - The Next Century'') was a motion simulator ride at the Six Flags Great America theme park in Gurnee, Illinois, that opened in 1994. The ride's main feature is a full-scale replica of an American Space Shuttle orbiter.
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