Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Thrusters and Tail

The rear thrusters and tail of the Discovery at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The decommissioned Space Shuttle Discovery is on permanent display in the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, just outside Washington DC. The shuttle arrived at the museum on April 19, 2012, and replaces the Space Shuttle Enterprise.

Filename

Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Thrusters and Tail (L047171630).tif

Copyright

© 2013 David Coleman

Image Size

4901x7344 / 56.8MB

America Chantilly District of Columbia James S. McDonnell Space Hangar McDonnell Space Hangar NASA National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center North America Smithsonian Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Museum Space Shuttle Space Shuttle Discovery U.S. US USA Udvar-Hazy United States United States of America Virginia Washington D.C. Washington DC aeroplanes air transportation aircraft airplanes architectural architecture aviation building discovery edifice edifices exhibit flight museum orbiter planes propulsion rocket science sciences space space exploration spaceship structures thrusters transport transportation

Contained in galleries

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum | Washington DC, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center / Chantilly, VA