Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives to Take "Place of Honor"
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 19:10
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's "workhorse" space shuttle was greeted with cheers and nostalgia as it landed near its new home at a Virginia museum.
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