Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage Discovery Flight All eyes on skies over D.C. buzzes Washington in 45minute flyover Spectators cheer shuttle Discovery's arrival near Shuttles Head For Destinations lands at new museum home makes last trip DC final takeoff Gallery flight en route to takes off from Kennedy Center its

Space shuttle Discovery takes a few victory laps The space shuttle Discovery went out in high-flying style. Space Shuttle Discovery Buzzes Washington, D.C., Monuments (Pictures) On its final flight, space shuttle Discovery soared low over Washington, D.C.—a monumental ending to a record-breaking career. 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] Discovery Shuttle Makes Final Flight Before being permanently brought down to Earth, the space shuttle Discovery hitched a final ride to its new home at the Smithsonian on the back of a 747. Discovery shuttle heads to Virginia The space shuttle Discovery has saluted the US capital on the way to its new home at a Virginia museum. 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 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. Shuttle Discovery flyover dazzles D.C. area Space Shuttle Discovery, the NASA orbiter that spent a year's worth of time among the stars, completed its final journey Tuesday when it landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on the back of a Boeing 747. Blunt-nosed and blemished, the worn spacecraft atop the jumbo jet elicited cheers from a ... Dramatic last flight for Discovery space shuttle Piggybacking aboard a Boeing 747, the space shuttle Discovery made a dramatic flyover of Washington Tuesday before touching down near its final resting place, a museum outside the US capital.
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