Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage shuttle Discovery makes last trip AP PHOTOS A look at Discovery's notable journeys lands in D.C. Embarks on Flight final takeoff Gallery flight en route to museum flies over cheers and warnings salutes nation's capital takes off from Kennedy Center its poised for new home near DC

Shuttle Discovery in dramatic Washington flyover Piggybacking aboard a Boeing 747, the space shuttle Discovery made a dramatic flyover of Washington Tuesday on the way to its final resting place, a museum outside the US capital. Shuttle Discovery, bound for museum duty, makes final flight Bolted to the back of a 747, the shuttle Discovery takes its last spin in the air, ferried from the Kennedy Space Center to Dulles International Airport. Next stop: a museum display. [Read more] Shuttle Discovery flyover dazzles D.C. area The space shuttle Discovery passed low over the D.C. area Tuesday morning, drawing spectators to gathering spots atop buildings and aside roads for a glimpse of the onetime workhorse of NASA's orbiter fleet before it is delivered to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The shuttle, atop a 747, ... Space shuttle Discovery lands at new museum home Space shuttle Discovery soared around the Washington Monument and the White House in a salute to the nation's capital Tuesday before landing for the last time near its new museum home. Space shuttle Discovery ready for voyage to museum Space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete. Space shuttle Discovery salutes nation's capital The space shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol in a high-flying salute to the nation's capital Tuesday. Space shuttle Discovery makes final flight to museum CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery made its final voyage on Tuesday: a piggyback jet ride to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum annex in Virginia. The United States retired its space shuttles last year after finishing construction of the $100 billion International Space Station, a project of 15 countries, to begin work on a new generation of spaceships ... Space Shuttle Discovery Takes Off on Final Flight to the Smithsonian WASHINGTON — Space shuttle Discovery, NASA's fleet leader and the world's most flown spacecraft, lifted off for the last time on Tuesday (April 17) to be delivered to the Smithsonian for its permanent display. Space shuttle Discovery takes off from KSC on its final flight The space shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol in a high-flying salute to the nation's capital Tuesday. Video: Space shuttle Discovery's final flight over D.C. Raw video: The space shuttle Discovery, the worlds most traveled spaceship, took its final voyage riding piggyback on a Boeing 747 over Washington, D.C. The shuttle made its way to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum annex in Virginia.
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