Discovery shuttle

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• According to MSNBC, the space shuttle Discovery orbiter has made its final flight, traveling from the Kennedy Space Center to Virginia on the back of a specially equipped 747. There the orbiter will be transported to the Smithsonian.
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• But thats exactly what skyward-looking folks in Washington saw Tuesday as Space Shuttle Discovery, atop a Boeing 747, made an inspiring pass over the capital in its final flight.
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• By BRETT ZONGKER and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) - The space shuttle Discovery went out in high-flying style.
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• WASHINGTON -- The space shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol in a high-flying salute to the nations capital Tuesday.
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• NASAs oldest surviving shuttle, mounted on top of a Boeing 747, cruises at low altitude over cheering onlookers in the capital as it makes its last journey Applause erupted on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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• WASHINGTON -- Cheers broke out from crowds gathered on the National Mall. Workers peered out windows and looked up from sidewalks.
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• 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.
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