April 17th 2012 - Welcome, Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum Artifact Collections

Welcome, Discovery!

Discovery is expected to land at Washington Dulles International Airport on April 17 and transfer to the Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19. Join us to launch Space ShuttleDiscovery on its new mission to educate & inspire!

 

Activities related to the arrival of Discovery — including a fly-over — have not been finalized at this time. Information on arrival activities, including public events and opportunities, will be released at a later date.

 

Discovery, the champion of the space shuttle fleet, associated with major historic, scientific and technological achievements, will be the first of the flown space shuttles to go on display.

http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/discovery/