Shuttle Scouts
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 5:08
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On Thursday, two T-38 jets will take to the skies above Washington, DC scouting photo ops and flight routes for the April 17th arrival of space shuttle Discovery. Whether the shuttle carrier aircraft, a Boeing 747, can fly the retired orbiter over the nation's capital and the city's many landmarks will depend on the weather, and due to security concerns, the final flight plan may not be released until that day. But should it happen, NASA plans to capture its fleet leader shuttle on its historic final flight.
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