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

Crane Ballet to Hoist Space Shuttle Discovery from Carrier Plane CHANTILLY, Va. — The space shuttle Discovery will be hoisted off its ferry plane today (April 18) in a complicated ballet of cranes. Shuttle Program Honored As Discovery Makes Final Journey Tuesday marked the final flight of NASA 's oldest surviving space shuttle, as a modified Boeing 747 carrying Discovery lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at dawn and transported the vehicle to Dulles Airport just outside of Washington D.C., according to CBS News and various other media outlet reports. As onlookers watched the flight, which passed by the Potomac River, Reagan ... Space Shuttle Discovery In DC NASA's space shuttle Discovery arrived in the D.C. area on Tuesday morning. 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] 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 a few victory laps The space shuttle Discovery went out in high-flying style. 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 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 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 ... Photo Highlights of The Discovery Shuttle's Tour of Washington DC This morning Washington D.C. residents watched the soon to be retired Discovery shuttle on its planned tour of the city before its final flight to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Virginia annex, where it will sit on display. NASA and the Smithsonian did not release the detailed flight plan for security reasons, explains The Washington Post, which posted some good viewing spots ...
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