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The last flight of the shuttle 'Discovery'
Last flight shuttle «Discovery»
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On April 17, 2012, the famous shuttle 'Discovery' took to the air for the last time. The truth is — 'on the back' of a mighty specially equipped airliner 'Boeing-747'. From the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, 'Discovery' was transported to Washington, where it is to take its honored place in the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution.
'Discovery' is the oldest of the space shuttles. From 1984 to 2011, 'Discovery' completed 39 space flights, spent 365.5 days in space, made 5,830 orbits around our planet, and traveled a total of 238.54 million km.
'Discovery' is ready for its farewell flight. To reduce aerodynamic drag during the flight, a special cover was placed over the shuttle's main engines. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, morning of April 14, 2012. (Photo Kim Shiflett | AP):
(Photo Dimitri Gerondidakis | AP):
The 'Discovery' and the specially equipped 'Boeing-747', on the back of which the shuttle will 'travel' to the museum in Washington, April 14, 2012. (Photo Micheal R Brown | Reuters):
The installation of the shuttle onto special mounts in the fuselage of the 'Boeing' begins. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, April 14, 2012. (Photo Kim Shiflett | NASA):
Kennedy Space Center in Florida, April 15, 2012. (Photo Dimitri Gerondidakis | NASA):
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