Space Shuttle Discovery to arrive at Smithsonian in welcoming ceremony after historic D.C. flyover... as NASA announces ANOTHER double-decker shuttle flyover for New York City

NASA's oldest and most travelled space shuttle, Discovery, landed at Dulles International Airport today after its final mission - but not before a jubilant flyover above Washington, D.C., in a scene that captivated onlookers in the National Mall and up the East Coast.

Discovery soared over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol building Tuesday in a high-flying salute before landing at Virginia's Dulles International Airport on the back of a modified NASA 747.       Read Here

Thousands of stunned onlookers packed the National Mall to watch the pair swoop by the landmarks on the way to its final destination of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.