• The Space Shuttle Discovery is prepared to be removed from the modified Boeing 747 used to transport the shuttle to the Udvar-Hazy Center.
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    The NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the space shuttle Discovery mated on top rolls into position for demating at Washington Dulles International Airport, Wednesday, April 18, 2012. The next day, Discovery was moved to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center where, after a welcome ceremony, it was placed on permanent display.

  • The Space Shuttle Discovery is prepared to be removed from the modified Boeing 747 used to transport the shuttle to the Udvar-Hazy Center.

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April 18, 2012

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Bill Ingalls

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