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Final flyover for space shuttle Discovery

The space shuttle Discovery, carried on the back of a jumbo jet, flies over Washington on Tuesday en route to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

Ayda Jones, 6, sits on her dad Jeff's shoulders while mom Nicole and sister Ella, 8, watch as the space shuttle Discovery flies towards the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Tuesday, April, 17, 2012. Nicholas Garbini, 5, of Reston, Va., dressed as an astronaut, checks out the scene too. "I saw the space program start," said Jeff Jones, "so it's kind of sad, but we're very proud of our astronauts." (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Ayda Jones, 6, sits on her dad Jeff's shoulders while mom Nicole and sister Ella, 8, watch as the space shuttle Discovery flies towards the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Tuesday, April, 17, 2012. Nicholas Garbini, 5, of Reston, Va., dressed as an astronaut, checks out the scene too. "I saw the space program start," said Jeff Jones, "so it's kind of sad, but we're very proud of our astronauts." (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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