Space Shuttle Discovery's Final Flight

On April 17,2012 Space Shuttle Discovery made her final flight to her permanent home at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport. The following photographs show Discovery on her two passes of Dulles and on final to land at Dulles. It was a sad day but, I'm glad I witnessed and photographed the event.

Close up view of Space Shuttle Discovery flying on the back of NASA's 747 transport aircraft

Shuttle Discovery flying by Dulles airport

Space Shuttle Discovery on her final flight on a NASA 747 transport aircraft landing at Dulles airport in Virginia

Shuttle Discovery landing at Dulles airport.

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Category:Transportation

Subcategory:Spacecraft

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Keywords:Discovery, Dulles, NASA, National Air and Space Museum, Space Shuttle, Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center, Virginia, aviation, historic, plane, space