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Discovery earns triumphant final flight over Washington
Space shuttle Discovery ended its 39 orbital mission era with a celebratory flyover of the capital. The 747 carrier circled the White House Capitol and Washington Monument at about 1 500 feet before landing at Dulles International to await display at the Smithsonian.
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Chantilly
Discovery
White House
Capitol
Washington Monument
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Washington
Riley Jacobsen
Bethesda
Bill Rieke
Dulles International Airport
Virginia
Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum
John R
Jack” Dailey
America
John Porcari
Dulles
Transportation Department
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Covery
John
NASA
Terri
Bill Jacobsen
Riley
Terri Jacobsen
Macon
Stratford Academy
Washington, D.C
Capitol Hill