Discovery on Her Way to Washington, Due to Arrive Between 10:00 and 11:00
Space Shuttle Discovery just took off from Kennedy Space Center, FL aboard a shuttle carrier aircraft on its way to Dulles Airport, VA just outside Washington DC.
Atop the 747, Discovery is currently taking a victory lap along the Florida coastline. It is expected to arrive in the DC area between 10:00 and 11:00 am. NASA has a map of the best viewing sites as it flies over Washington landmarks like the National Mall. They are:
District of Columbia
- The National Mall, including Memorial Bridge, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the east end
- Hains Point/East Potomac Park, south of the Jefferson Memorial and the 14th Street Bridge
- Southwest Waterfront Park
Virginia
- Long Bridge Park, 475 Long Bridge Drive, Arlington
- Old Town Alexandria Waterfront
- Gravelly Point, just off the George Washington Parkway, near National Airport
Maryland
- National Harbor, just off the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Prince George’s County
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