Space Shuttle Retirement

As the NASA Space Shuttle Program comes to an end, follow The Washington Times' historical coverage of the retirement and relocation of its spacecraft to museums across the US.

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Multimedia

Shuttle Endeavour makes final flight
Gallery: 16 Photos

Shuttle Discovery's official welcome
Gallery: 25 Photos

Final flyover for space shuttle Discovery
Gallery: 46 Photos

Space shuttle program comes full stop
Gallery: 10 Photos

Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off for last time
Gallery: 10 Photos

Endeavor lifts off for final flight
Gallery: 12 Photos

Audio: 04-17-12 Meredith Somers with Andy Parks

Document: 30 years of shuttle exploration

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