Shuttle Discovery ends flying career; museum next

Thursday, March 10, 2011

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Discovery ended its career as the world's most flown spaceship Wednesday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece.

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