Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Retired Space Shuttle Makes Final Voyage Discovery Flight All eyes on skies over D.C. buzzes Washington in 45minute flyover Shuttles Head For Destinations Spectators cheer shuttle Discovery's arrival near 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 Lands in Washington D.C. for Smithsonian Display This story was updated at 11:36 a.m. EDT. Shuttle Hitches Ride For Final Flight The space shuttle Discovery has arrived in Washington after a final flight that saw it piggybacking on a jumbo jet, on its way to a museum in Virginia. 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 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 airlifted into retirement Space shuttle Discovery flew over captivated crowds of space enthusiasts for the last time today before being retired to a museum. Space Shuttle Discovery Goes Out In High-Flying Style After three spectacular spins above the nation's capital, the world's most traveled spaceship completed its final flight and was ready to become a grounded museum relic. Space shuttle Discovery makes last flight to new museum home It toured the skies around the nation's capital before landing at Dulles International Airport 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 ... Space shuttle Discovery headed for museum The space shuttle Discovery left Florida's Kennedy Space Center on its last flight Tuesday, mounted on top of a specially modified Boeing 747 and headed to its final destination, the Smithsonian in Washington. Space shuttle Discovery makes final voyage Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a space shuttle on top of a plane, as Discovery marks its final journey with a fly-by over Washington DC.
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