Space Shuttle Discovery Transported for the Final Time

NASA's lasts space shuttle, Discovery, has been transported in a historic final flight. The flight included a fly past Washington on it's journey to a museum. The shuttle program came to a close last year following the withdrawal of funding.



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Hurricane Irene APOD

NASA's APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) has featured a video showing the development of hurricane Irene. Original post: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110827.html