Space shuttle Discovery lands at final home
Space Shuttle Discovery
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The Space Shuttle Discovery is seen above a residential neighbourhood while being transported on a modified jumbo jet April 17, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The longest-serving orbiter in the space shuttle fleet was flown from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the Washington, DC area to be transferred to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and will be placed on display in the museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
