Shuttle Discovery’s Capitol Send-Off

Credit: nasa/carla cioffi
Whether it was a long good-bye, a thank-you or just an auld lang syne, the interpretation did not matter much as most people around downtown Washington on April 17 just called it awe-inspiring. The sight of the Discovery orbiter piggybacking on its NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and flying a...

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