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Smithsonian welcomes space shuttle Discovery Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to move into its new home at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum annex in Northern Virginia.
April 19, 2012
The space shuttle Dicovery lines up with the hangar doors of the Udvar-Hazy's James S. McDonnell's Space Hangar.
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Spectators try to get a picture of Discovery at it is pulled into position inside Udvar-Hazy's hangar.
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The shuttle Enterprise is pulled out of the way to make room for Discovery.
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Discovery moves into its final display position inside the hangar.
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Spectators and media view Discovery inside the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar.
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Spectators view the shuttle Discovery inside the hangar.
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William Lake, 7, wore his spacesuit to see the space shuttle Discovery at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Discovery takes its final position in the hangar.
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Space shuttle information signs at the Udvar-Hazy Center will have to be changed now that Discovery has replaced the Enterprise.
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Crowds outside the Udvar-Hazy Center enjoy their last chance to see the space shuttle Discovery outside before it is moved into the museum's hangar in Chantilly, Va.
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The space shuttle Discovery is officially welcomed to the Udvar-Hazy Center.
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The shuttles Discovery, left, and Enterprise outside the Udvar-Hazy Center hangar.
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The underside of the shuttle Discovery at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Shuttles Discovery, left, and Enterprise come nose to nose.
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Guests to the Udvar-Hazy Center sign an "I Was There To Welcome Discovery" board insdie the hanger where the space shuttle will finally rest.
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Former Discovery astronauts walk next to the retired NASA space shuttle as it is pulled into place for ceremonies at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
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The retired shuttle Discovery at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
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People watch and take photos of the ceremony for the retired NASA space shuttle Discovery at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Spectators take photos while former Discovery astronauts walk next to the shuttle as it is pulled into place for ceremonies.
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Cynthia Wood of Laurel, right, and Cameron Cowby, 6, of Ashburn listen to the national anthem during ceremonies for the retired NASA space shuttle Discovery.
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Former astronaut and former U.S. senator John Glenn (D-Ohio), center, stands in front of the space shuttle Discovery during the event at the Udvar-Hazy Center.
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Spectators view the space shuttle Discovery, right, and the space shuttle Enterprise.
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A military band plays as Discovery is towed up to the event.
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The space shuttle Discovery, right, and the space shuttle Enterprise sit nose to nose.
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Former Discovery astronauts take photos of the shuttle after it is officially welcomed to the Udvar-Hazy Center.
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The space shuttle prototype Enterprise is a backdrop as spectators arrive for the ceremony introducing the retired NASA shuttle Discovery (not pictured).
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Former U.S. senator and astronaut John Glenn, right, makes remarks as the space shuttle Discovery is officially welcomed to the Udvar-Hazy Center.
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John Glenn, left, accepts a pen from Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough before the official signing over of the space shuttle Discovery. Next to Clough is National Air and Space Museum Director J.R. "Jack" Dailey.
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Officials, former astronauts and former senator John Glenn, third from front left, pose for a picture next to Discovery.
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Joey Noble, 4, of Ashburn waits for the space shuttle Discovery to be officially welcomed to the Udvar-Hazy Center.
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The space shuttle Discovery sits on a tarmac at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly. Discovery is the oldest and most traveled vehicle from NASA's space shuttle program, and will replace the Enterprise at the museum.
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Scott Falk, of Arlington, takes photos as he and his son, Charles Henry Falk, 3, wait with others for the ceremony to introduce the retired NASA space shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
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Trent Herlihy, 5, of Levittown, Pa., watches as the space shuttle Discovery is officially welcomed to the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
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A contractor for the museum wears a custom hat while waiting for the space shuttle Discovery to be officially welcomed to the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly. Behind her is the Enterprise, which has been pulled out of the hangar prior to the switch.
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Museum employees wear custom headgear while waiting for the space shuttle Discovery to be officially welcomed to the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
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The space shuttle Enterprise is wheeled out of its hangar before the official welcoming ceremony of Discovery to the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
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Space shuttle Enterprise rolls from the space hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center before a transfer ceremony in Chantilly.
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The space shuttle Enterprise is wheeled out of its hangar before the official welcoming ceremony of Discovery to the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
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Space shuttle Enterprise is prepared to be rolled from the space hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center before a transfer ceremony in Chantilly.
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The space shuttle Discovery is suspended from a sling held by two cranes after the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was pushed back from underneath at Washington Dulles International Airport.
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Workers monitor the lift of the space shuttle Discovery from the top of the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport.
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The sun rises through a foggy morning sky hours before the space shuttle Discovery is officially welcomed to the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly.
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