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NASA Shuttle Discovery Set To Buzz Washington, DC

Posted by timothy on from the crane-your-neck dept.

coondoggie writes "Barring bad weather, NASA said the space shuttle Discovery mounted atop the space agency's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will make a series of low passes — 1,500 ft. — around parts of Washington DC on April 17 between 10-11 am eastern daylight time." Discovery will be on its way to the Smithsonian from Florida; this is a rare chance in the post-shuttle era for people to still see a shuttle in flight; I'm planning a marathon drive to reach the parking lot at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for what NASA's calling Shuttle Fly-In Day, in hopes of catching a glimpse.

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  1. Re:Showing off what was possible in times long gon by SJHillman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So we have nothing to learn from the past? It's those very past glories that give incentive to keep improving so we can have that better future.
    And I think it's pretty easy to compare the 70's to today. Let me give an example: 1970's had Led Zeppelin, 2010's has Justin Bieber. See, comparison is easy!

  2. Back in 1987, over Montreal. by dannycim · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I saw it back in 1987 over Montreal. Not only was it really neat to see the shuttle "in person", it was magnificent to see a 747 flying so low over my town.

    If you're there, don't miss it!

  3. Don't shoot! by onyxruby · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear itchy trigger finger types in the nations capital.

    Don't shoot! She's a homeless vet that has seen her glory days fall behind her. Just because she has an explosive / rocket filled history doesn't mean she's about to go go off again. they are taking her to a group home where they take care of her kund. She wont hurt anybody in her wheelchair, she's just touring the sites like any other tourist.