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Follow on Google News | Space Shuttle Discovery Touches Down into Udvar-Hazy Air and Space MuseumSpace Shuttle Discovery is now on permanent display in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Udvar-Hazy Center. Udvar Hazy is a branch of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum adjacent to Dulles International Airport (IAD).
*Satellite delivery and retrieval, Department of Defense, scientific, Hubble Space Telescope, Mir, and space station assembly, crew exchange, and resupply missions *Three Hubble Space Telescope missions: deployment (1990) servicing (1997, 1999) *First non-astronaut to fly on space shuttle, Charles Walker (1984) *Flown aboard Discovery: Sen. Jake Garn (1985) and Sen. John Glenn (1998) *Served as Return-to-Flight vehicle after Challenger and Columbia tragedies (1988, 2005) *Flown by first African American commander, Frederick Gregory (1989) *Piloted by first female spacecraft pilot, Eileen Collins (1995), and by Pamela Melroy on her first flight as pilot (2000) *Flew 100th shuttle mission (2000) *Flown by both women commanders, Eileen Collins (2005) and Pamela Melroy (2006) *Made first visit to Mir, rendezvous without docking (1995) *Made final docking visit to Mir space station (1998) *Made first docking with International Space Station (1999) *Delivered trusses, Harmony node, Kibo laboratory module, Robonaut2, Leonardo module, and tons of supplies to International Space Station (1999-2011) The Embassy Suites Dulles Airport in Herndon, Virginia has created an Air and Space Museum Package in honor of its newest neighbor - The Space Shuttle Discovery The Package Includes: *Two Tickets to Air and Space IMAX Theatre *Hotel shuttle to and from Air and Space Museum (Parking at Museum $15) *Two Room Suite *Free cooked to order breakfast daily *Evening Reception with complimentary drinks and snacks *Fitness Center *24 hour business center For more information about Embassy Suites Dulles Airport visit their website: http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/ To make reservations for the Air and Space Museum Package to see the Space Shuttle Discovery call : 703-464-0200 Or go to: http://embassysuites.hilton.com/ Discover more about the Shuttle Discovery and the Air and Space Package below: http://www.youtube.com/ End
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