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Discovery's Final Flight
Date: 4/17/2012 Album ID: 1452743
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On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, space shuttle Discovery, atop a 747 carrier jet, departed the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Discovery on its way to become a permanent display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Local residents were treated to a low flyover as Discovery said goodbye.
Members of the media watch as space shuttle Discovery is rolled into the Mate-Demate device at Kennedy Space Center, Saturday morning, April 14, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Fla.. The orbiter will be joined to a modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft for its final flight-to the Smithsonian. (AP Photo/Florida Today, Craig Bailey)
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Media from around the world photograph crews at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Saturday morning, April 14, 2012 as they work on preparations to attach the space shuttle Discovery to a modified Boeing 747, not pictured, that will ferry the spacecraft to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/Florida Today, Craig Rubadoux)
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Crews at the Kennedy Space Center work on attaching the space shuttle Discovery to a modified 747 that will ferry the shuttle to the Smithsonian in Washington, using the Shuttle Mate Demate device in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Sunday morning, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Florida Today, Craig Rubadoux)
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In this photo released by NASA, workers attach space shuttle Discovery to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in the mate-demate device at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, April 15, 2012. Discovery will be transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington on Tuesday, April 17.(AP Photo/Kim Shiflett, NASA)
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Crews at the Kennedy Space Center work on attaching the space shuttle Discovery to a modified 747 that will ferry the shuttle to the Smithsonian in Washington, using the Shuttle Mate Demate device in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Sunday morning, April 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Florida Today, Craig Rubadoux)
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FILE - In this file photo provided by NASA, workers attach space shuttle Discovery to the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft in the mate-demate device at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, April 15, 2012. Discovery will be transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington on Tuesday, April 17. (AP Photo/NASA, Kim Shiflett)
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Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet taxi's down the runway before leaving the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery is being transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet departs the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery is being transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet departs the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery is being transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet departs the Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery is being transported to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Space shuttle Discovery makes a final pass over the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex rocket garden at Cape Canaveral, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Among those gathered at KSC were astronauts Hank Hartsfield, who was Commander on STS-41D, Discovery's maiden voyage, and Charlie Walker, who was a payload specialist on the same mission. (AP Photo/Florida Today,Tim Shortt)
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Space shuttle Discovery makes a final pass over the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex rocket garden at Cape Canaveral, Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Among those gathered at KSC were astronauts Hank Hartsfield, who was Commander on STS-41D, Discovery's maiden voyage, and Charlie Walker, who was a payload specialist on the same mission. (AP Photo/Florida Today,Tim Shortt)
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Space shuttle Discovery, atop a 747 carrier jet, departs the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday morning, April 17, 2012, on its way to its new home at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (Courtesy Tim Wilson)
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The Space shuttle Discovery, mounted on top of a modified 747, flies over the Atlantic Ocean as it makes a low pass over Cocoa Beach, Fla. for the final time heading to Washington D.C. and the Smithsonian. On Thursday, it will be towed to its permanent installation at the Smithsonian's annex in northern Virginia. (AP Photo/Florida Today,Craig Rubadoux ) NO SALES ,MAGS OUT
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Space shuttle Discovery, atop a 747 carrier jet, departs the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday morning, April 17, 2012, on its way to its new home at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. (Courtesy Tim Wilson)
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Space shuttle Discovery, atop a 747 carrier jet, departs the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday morning, April 17, 2012, on its way to its new home at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. This photo was taken in Ormond Beach. (Courtesy Corey Keleher)
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The space shuttle Discovery, atop a 747 carrier aircraft, makes a flyover at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Discovery, the longest-serving orbiter will be placed to its new home, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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The space shuttle Discovery, sitting atop a 747 carrier aircraft, flies over northern Virginia in these photos taken by former Port Orange resident Jenn Sibiga. (Photo courtesy Jenn Sibiga)
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The space shuttle Discovery, sitting atop a 747 carrier aircraft, flies over northern Virginia in these photos taken by former Port Orange resident Jenn Sibiga. (Photo courtesy Jenn Sibiga)
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The space shuttle Discovery, sitting atop a 747 carrier aircraft, flies over northern Virginia in these photos taken by former Port Orange resident Jenn Sibiga. (Photo courtesy Jenn Sibiga)
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