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The Space Shuttle Discovery is unattached from the modified Boeing 747 used to transport the shuttle.

Space Shuttle Discovery Demated from the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

The Space Shuttle Discovery is lifted on a crane following its deattachment from the modified Boeing 747 used for shuttle transport.

Space Shuttle Discovery after Demating from the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

The Space Shuttle Enterprise is taken out of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center prior to the placement of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

Space Shuttle Enterprise is Rolled Out of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Spectators watch as the Space Shuttle Discovery is rolled towards the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

The Space Shuttles Enterprise and Discovery are placed side by side on the tarmac near the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Space Shuttles Enterprise and Discovery Meet Nose-to-Nose

Two images of the sun using different telescopes but taken during the same day. The left image provides a yellow-colored disk with multiple sunspot clusters visible. The second image features a red-orange disk with multiple sunspots and prominences above the chromosphere.

Two Images of the Sun

The Space Shuttle Discovery is prepared to be removed from the modified Boeing 747 used to transport the shuttle to the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Space Shuttle Discovery Ready for Demating from 747

Space Shuttle Discovery Flies over the Udvar-Hazy Center prior to its delivery to the Udvar-Hazy Center.

Space Shuttle Discovery Flies over the Udvar-Hazy Center

The Space Shuttle Discovery flies over the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC.

Space Shuttle Discovery over Washington, DC

The Space Shuttle Discovery, attached to a modified aircraft used for shuttle transport, flies over Washington, DC.

Space Shuttle Discovery over Washington, DC

Space Shuttle Discovery, attached to an aircraft modified for shuttle transport, lands at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Space Shuttle Discovery Landing at Dulles

Space Shuttle Discovery, attached to an aircraft modified for shuttle transportation, flies near the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C.

Space Shuttle Discovery Flies near the Smithsonian Castle

Space Shuttle Discovery prior to landing at Washington Dulles International Airport. It is flying low, so spectators get a good look at the shuttle and the shuttle transport aircraft.

Space Shuttle Discovery Flies low over Spectators

The people who transported the Space Shuttle Discovery using the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft pose for a photo following the flight.

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Space Shuttle on Top Pose at Dulles Airport

The Space Shuttle Discovery, attached to an aircraft modified for transporting shuttles, flies over the United States Capitol.

Space Shuttle Discovery Flies Over the Capitol

The Space Shuttle Discovery lands on a tarmac near the Udvar-Hazy Center .

Space Shuttle Discovery Lands at Dulles Airport