Space shuttle Discovery salutes US capital
The space shuttle Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol in a high-flying salute to the US capital on Tuesday.The world's most travelled spaceship, hitching a ride on top a Boeing 747 jet, took a couple of leisurely spins at an easy-to-spot 457 metres around Washington after a flight from Cape Canaveral, FloridaThousands packed the National Mall in front of the Capitol to watch the pair swoop by.
The US space shuttle Discovery lifted off Sunday from Florida's Kennedy Space Center and successfully entered its planned orbit following a delay due to a fuel leak, NASA said.