Space Shuttle Discovery Ready For Demate (201204180008HQ)
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Casey Wood from United Space Alliace talks on his phone as he and his team prepare to start the demate of Space shuttle Discovery from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at Washington Dulles International Airport, Wednesday, April 18, 2012, in Sterling, VA. Discovery, the first orbiter retired from NASAâs shuttle fleet, completed 39 missions, spent 365 days in space, orbited the Earth 5,830 times, and traveled 148,221,675 miles. NASA will transfer Discovery to the National Air and Space Museum to begin its new mission to commemorate past achievements in space and to educate and inspire future generations of explorers. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Identifier: nasahqphoto-7092559037
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