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Topic:	4/17: Shuttle Discovery's ferry flight to Virginia

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Your Reply: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: [B]Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex release <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="+0">[b]Celebrate the Historic Final Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery April 14 -17[/b]</font> [i]Astronaut Appearances, Special Behind-the-Scenes Tours and Shuttle Fly-Out Viewing[/i] <div align="justify">After 27 years of service, 39 missions, 184 astronauts carried, 365 days in space and 148,221,675 miles traveled, space shuttle orbiter Discovery is departing Kennedy Space Center for the last time. Guests will be able to be a part of the farewell celebration April 14 - 17, 2012, at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, just east of Orlando. The public has the opportunity to see Discovery as it is being prepared for its journey atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). Through scheduled exclusive Discovery bus tours, guests will be able to view the orbiter as it is lifted by the mate-demate device (MDD) and placed atop a specially designed Boeing 747 aircraft. Additionally, guests can meet astronauts from the first Discovery flight STS-41D and the final Discovery flight STS-133 and hear firsthand accounts of their missions in space. As a collectible, complimentary gift during the four-day festivities, Visitor Center guests will receive a lithograph of the STS-41D and STS-133 crews as a keepsake. There are two unique opportunities to view the fly-out of Discovery at approximately 7:00 a.m. on April 17. For the first time, a limited number of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex guests will have a front-row seat to witness the departure of Discovery from the Shuttle Landing Facility. Another fly-out viewing option is from the Visitor Complex as the history-setting mission covers the sky above the attraction's Rocket Garden. Rounding out the Discovery-themed activities is an encore presentation of "The Dream is Alive" in IMAX, as it features images of the first launch and landing of Discovery. Celebration events for April 14-17 include:</div> [b]Saturday, April 14, and Sunday, April 15:[/b] [list][]Multiple daily presentations of the IMAX 2D-movie "The Dream is Alive;" []Special Discovery tour, including a drive-by of the mate-demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility with viewing of Discovery as it is mated to the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and drive by of Launch Pad 39-A with the tour culminating at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Photo opportunities will be available from the bus. This is an additional ticket price of $20 per adult/$14 per child in addition to regular admission.[/list] [b]Monday, April 16:[/b] [list][]Multiple daily presentations of the IMAX 2D-movie "The Dream is Alive;" []Appearances by crewmembers from the inaugural and final missions of space shuttle Discovery with select photo opportunities; <UL>[]Lunch with the Astronauts of STS-41D, the first flight of Discovery, at noon in the Debus Conference Facility. Confirmed astronauts include Commander Hank Hartsfield, Mission Specialists Steve Hawley and Mike Mullane, and Payload Specialist Charlie Walker; []Astronaut Encounter with the crews of STS-41D and STS-133 from 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with limited seating based on a first come, first serve basis.[/list]</UL> [b]Tuesday, April 17:[/b] [list][]Limited availability at the Shuttle Landing Facility for guests to view take-off and fly-over. Additional transportation and ticket price for this up-close historic opportunity is $40 per person plus admission; []Fly-over of Discovery at 300 feet above the Rocket Garden. Viewing is included in regular admission price. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and arrive by 6:00 a.m.; <UL>[]Discovery Crew appearance by select members of the STS-41D crew; []Live NASA fly-out commentary and video will be broadcast;[/list] []Astronaut Encounter with select members of the STS-41D crew at 11a.m.; []Multiple daily presentations of the IMAX 2D-movie "The Dream is Alive."</UL></BLOCKQUOTE>[/B][/QUOTE]
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