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Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, is towed along the tarmac at the shuttle landing facility after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. , Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.

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  2. A visitor takes a picture of Boeing passenger airliner models on display at the China Aviation Expo in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
  3. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Crew members exit a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier with Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  4. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  5. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  6. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  7. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, taxis back to the mate-demate area after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  8. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Crew members exit a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier with Space Shuttle Discovery mounted atop after landing at the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  9. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, touches down on the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  10. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, touches down on the shuttle landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on September 21, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery completed its mission to the International Space Station earlier in the month and was forced to land at Edwards Air Force Base in California after bad weather prevented a landing at Cape Canaveral.
  11. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, is towed along the tarmac at the shuttle landing facility after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  12. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  13. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  14. Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, returns to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.
  15. The space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in Southern California.
  16. The space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier, lifts off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. The space shuttle Discovery is on a cross-country flight to Florida after landing from space earlier this month in Southern California.

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