One failed computer system = Cost of space shuttle Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage Dwindling US Budget Worres Scientist Discovery buzzes Washington in 45minute flyover Flight Spectators cheer Discovery's arrival near lands at new museum home Shuttles Head For Destinations Ender's Game Moves to November 2013 makes last trip All systems go for 'historic' SpaceX launch this month D.C. DC First piece trainer arrives Seattle final takeoff Gallery flight en route

Space Shuttle Discovery Draws Eyes to Sky for Final Flight Watch Video | Listen to the Audio GWEN IFILL: Now to a sight that captivated people in and around the nation's capital this morning: the space shuttle flying through normally closed federal airspace en route to its last mission. Cameras and crowds greeted Discovery as it soared over Washington this morning, flying piggy-back style atop a Boeing 747. MAN: Just could not believe I was seeing what ... Is humanity abandoning a future in space? With NASA shutting down the space shuttle program, Russia's commitment to human spaceflight seen as wavering and some observers questioning whether even emerging powerhouse China will stick to its brashly self-confident plans, some suspect the world is simply giving up on space. Space Shuttle's final ride gives Washington 'awe-inspiring' sight 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 ... 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. Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives to Take "Place of Honor" NASA's "workhorse" space shuttle was greeted with cheers and nostalgia as it landed near its new home at a Virginia museum. 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 a few victory laps The space shuttle Discovery went out in high-flying style. 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 salutes capital The space shuttle Discovery has saluted the US capital on the way to its new home at a Virginia museum. Space Shuttle Discovery Lands in Washington D.C. for Smithsonian Display This story was updated at 11:36 a.m. EDT.
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