N40GL
03-21-2012, 04:55 PM
(Since I posted about a CAM Meet at the Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian Air-Space Museum to see Discovery after it gets here, here is more information.)
Space Shuttle Discovery Fly In Day (http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/discovery/activity-detail.cfm?id=3783)
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Please note: The parking lot will open at 8:00 am, as will McDonald's. The building will be open its regular hours of 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. The Engen Observation Tower will be closed to the public.
Discovery will depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified Boeing 747, in the early morning of Tuesday, April 17. It is expected to arrive in the Washington, D.C. area around midmorning and will land at Washington Dulles International Airport.
When Discovery enters the D.C. area, it will fly over parts of the metropolitan area. The exact path will not be publicized in advance. Depending on weather and other circumstances, it may be possible for media organizations to identify viewing locations that day. As Discovery approaches, the Museum will update its web site constantly and make the information available to radio stations.
ACTIVITIES
Spot the Shuttle. People in the D.C. area, from students to office workers, are invited to participate in Spot the Shuttle activities:
Coffee Break. Forget the employee lounge and take your morning cup outside to watch for Discovery. Spot the Shuttle gatherings are being planned at outdoor restaurants, businesses, schools, and private homes. Follow #SpotTheShuttle on Twitter to find a gathering or invite others to join yours.
Snap a Shot. Take a photo of Discovery and share it in the Museum's Flickr group, on Twitter with #SpotTheShuttle, or on our Facebook page. If you take a video, share it on YouTube and tag it with #SpotTheShuttle. We might feature your photo or video!
Register Your Name. If you spot Discovery, register your name with the Museum and you could win one of five chances to sit in the VIP section at the Welcome Discovery Transfer Ceremony on April 19. Watch this website on April 17 for instructions on how to participate.
Park and View. Follow the media coverage to find out if you should pull over and look up! Check-In on Facebook or Foursquare. Share where you saw Discovery and include #SpotTheShuttle with your check-in.
A terrific location. The best place to view the orbiter as it approaches Dulles International Airport is the parking lot of the Udvar-Hazy Center. Visitors are invited to BYOB -- bring your own breakfast and join fellow shuttle spotters in the lot. The parking lot will open early at 8:00 a.m. and McDonald's will also be open. Parking fee: $15. Don't forget your binoculars!
The actual touchdown at the airport will not be visible but arrangements are being made to broadcast the arrival on NASA TV, the web, and through media coverage. After the shuttle arrives, it will be taken to another area of the airport, where it will be de-mated from the 747 and made ready for towing to the Museum. This process will take two days.
Date is weather dependent.
Space Shuttle Discovery Fly In Day (http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/discovery/activity-detail.cfm?id=3783)
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Please note: The parking lot will open at 8:00 am, as will McDonald's. The building will be open its regular hours of 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. The Engen Observation Tower will be closed to the public.
Discovery will depart NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified Boeing 747, in the early morning of Tuesday, April 17. It is expected to arrive in the Washington, D.C. area around midmorning and will land at Washington Dulles International Airport.
When Discovery enters the D.C. area, it will fly over parts of the metropolitan area. The exact path will not be publicized in advance. Depending on weather and other circumstances, it may be possible for media organizations to identify viewing locations that day. As Discovery approaches, the Museum will update its web site constantly and make the information available to radio stations.
ACTIVITIES
Spot the Shuttle. People in the D.C. area, from students to office workers, are invited to participate in Spot the Shuttle activities:
Coffee Break. Forget the employee lounge and take your morning cup outside to watch for Discovery. Spot the Shuttle gatherings are being planned at outdoor restaurants, businesses, schools, and private homes. Follow #SpotTheShuttle on Twitter to find a gathering or invite others to join yours.
Snap a Shot. Take a photo of Discovery and share it in the Museum's Flickr group, on Twitter with #SpotTheShuttle, or on our Facebook page. If you take a video, share it on YouTube and tag it with #SpotTheShuttle. We might feature your photo or video!
Register Your Name. If you spot Discovery, register your name with the Museum and you could win one of five chances to sit in the VIP section at the Welcome Discovery Transfer Ceremony on April 19. Watch this website on April 17 for instructions on how to participate.
Park and View. Follow the media coverage to find out if you should pull over and look up! Check-In on Facebook or Foursquare. Share where you saw Discovery and include #SpotTheShuttle with your check-in.
A terrific location. The best place to view the orbiter as it approaches Dulles International Airport is the parking lot of the Udvar-Hazy Center. Visitors are invited to BYOB -- bring your own breakfast and join fellow shuttle spotters in the lot. The parking lot will open early at 8:00 a.m. and McDonald's will also be open. Parking fee: $15. Don't forget your binoculars!
The actual touchdown at the airport will not be visible but arrangements are being made to broadcast the arrival on NASA TV, the web, and through media coverage. After the shuttle arrives, it will be taken to another area of the airport, where it will be de-mated from the 747 and made ready for towing to the Museum. This process will take two days.
Date is weather dependent.