Space Shuttle Enterprise

Updated On Apr 19, 2012 09:51 pm IST
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Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet departs the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. (AP Photo/John Raoux) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Space shuttle Discovery atop a 747 carrier jet departs the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with the space shuttle Discovery mated on top rolls into position for demating at Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with the space shuttle Discovery mated on top rolls into position for demating at Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling. (AFP Photo)

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The US Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen a few hours before being demated at Washington Dulles International Airport. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The US Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), is seen a few hours before being demated at Washington Dulles International Airport. (AFP Photo)

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This NASA photo shows the space shuttle Discovery suspended from a sling held by two cranes as the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) was pushed back from underneath at Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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This NASA photo shows the space shuttle Discovery suspended from a sling held by two cranes as the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) was pushed back from underneath at Washington Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Virginia. (AFP Photo)

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In this photo provided by NASA, space shuttle Enterprise rolls from the space hangar at the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center prior to a transfer ceremony in Chantilly. (AP Photo/NASA) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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In this photo provided by NASA, space shuttle Enterprise rolls from the space hangar at the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center prior to a transfer ceremony in Chantilly. (AP Photo/NASA)

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise is towed from the Space hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The Space Shuttle Enterprise is towed from the Space hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (AFP Photo)

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise moves out of the Space hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, prior to a ceremony where Space Shuttle Discovery will be officially received by the museum and placed on permanent display. (AFP PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 19, 2012 09:51 pm IST

The Space Shuttle Enterprise moves out of the Space hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, prior to a ceremony where Space Shuttle Discovery will be officially received by the museum and placed on permanent display. (AFP PHOTO)

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise moves out of the Space hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 19, 2012 09:51 pm IST

The Space Shuttle Enterprise moves out of the Space hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (AFP Photo)

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The space shuttle Discovery sits on a tarmac at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The space shuttle Discovery sits on a tarmac at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. (AFP Photo)

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The Space Shuttle Enterprise is towed from the Space hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, prior to a ceremony where Space Shuttle Discovery will be officially received by the museum and placed on permanent display. Discovery is the first spaceship of the retired US shuttle fleet to enter its permanent home as a museum artifact, replacing the prototype Enterprise, which will be moved to a museum in New York. (AFP Photo) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Apr 19, 2012 09:51 pm IST

The Space Shuttle Enterprise is towed from the Space hangar at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, prior to a ceremony where Space Shuttle Discovery will be officially received by the museum and placed on permanent display. Discovery is the first spaceship of the retired US shuttle fleet to enter its permanent home as a museum artifact, replacing the prototype Enterprise, which will be moved to a museum in New York. (AFP Photo)

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