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Photos: Space Shuttle Discovery in Northern Virginia

Roadsides, parks and bridges were packed as people gathered to watch Discovery come home to Northern Virginia.

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Space shuttle Discovery arrived piggyback atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified Boeing 747, with a fighter jet escort.

Did you catch the shuttl when it was in the Annandale area? Add your photos to the gallery above.

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