NASA’s space shuttle Discovery made its final flight to a permanent resting
final flight to a permanent resting
final flight to a permanent resting place near Washington DC viewed by
place near Washington DC viewed by
place near Washington DC viewed by thousands of onlookers as it made a
thousands of onlookers as it made a
thousands of onlookers as it made a historic flyover in the skies above the
historic flyover in the skies above the
historic flyover in the skies above the nation’s capital it is the first veteran
nation’s capital it is the first veteran
nation’s capital it is the first veteran space shuttle to be delivered to a
space shuttle to be delivered to a
space shuttle to be delivered to a museum with partly sunny skies as part
museum with partly sunny skies as part
museum with partly sunny skies as part of its flight path
of its flight path
of its flight path the orbiter flew over the National Mall
the orbiter flew over the National Mall
the orbiter flew over the National Mall near the Washington Monument as it has
near the Washington Monument as it has
near the Washington Monument as it has before discovery piggybacked aboard a
before discovery piggybacked aboard a
before discovery piggybacked aboard a retrofitted 747 for the flight it was
retrofitted 747 for the flight it was
retrofitted 747 for the flight it was loaded up at Kennedy Space Center last
loaded up at Kennedy Space Center last
loaded up at Kennedy Space Center last week for its final journey NASA has
week for its final journey NASA has
week for its final journey NASA has maintained two 747s for this Duty known
maintained two 747s for this Duty known
maintained two 747s for this Duty known as the Shuttle Carrier aircraft or SCA
as the Shuttle Carrier aircraft or SCA
as the Shuttle Carrier aircraft or SCA the Boeing jet liners were originally
the Boeing jet liners were originally
the Boeing jet liners were originally built for commercial use at Kennedy the
built for commercial use at Kennedy the
built for commercial use at Kennedy the orbiters are hoisted by what is called
orbiters are hoisted by what is called
orbiters are hoisted by what is called the mate demate device which mates them
the mate demate device which mates them
the mate demate device which mates them to the 747 s for transport flights even
to the 747 s for transport flights even
to the 747 s for transport flights even though the commercial jets are stripped
though the commercial jets are stripped
though the commercial jets are stripped on the inside to reduce weight nASA says
on the inside to reduce weight nASA says
on the inside to reduce weight nASA says with the added tonnage of the shuttle on
with the added tonnage of the shuttle on
with the added tonnage of the shuttle on top and the drag it creates in the air
top and the drag it creates in the air
top and the drag it creates in the air the 747 uses double the fuel per hour
the 747 uses double the fuel per hour
the 747 uses double the fuel per hour than the same 747 flying solo
shuttle discovery’s new home is the
shuttle discovery’s new home is the National Air and Space Museum at Dulles
National Air and Space Museum at Dulles
National Air and Space Museum at Dulles International Airport in Northern
International Airport in Northern
International Airport in Northern Virginia discovery touched down at the
Virginia discovery touched down at the
Virginia discovery touched down at the end of its final journey after flying 39
end of its final journey after flying 39
end of its final journey after flying 39 space missions over nearly 30 years its
space missions over nearly 30 years its
space missions over nearly 30 years its last mission to space was in 2011 to the
last mission to space was in 2011 to the
last mission to space was in 2011 to the International Space Station the shuttle
International Space Station the shuttle
International Space Station the shuttle enterprise will be on display in New
enterprise will be on display in New
enterprise will be on display in New York City the Shuttle Endeavor in Los
York City the Shuttle Endeavor in Los
York City the Shuttle Endeavor in Los Angeles and shuttle Atlantis at the
Angeles and shuttle Atlantis at the
Angeles and shuttle Atlantis at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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