Track it live on Tuesday @ http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA905

Standing on the conning tower of a WW2 Gato Class sub at Navy Yard. Watched the downwind run along the Potomac.

Have fun East Coasters, Expecting lots of pictures posted to FlightAware !! ( lol )

I'll be standing out on the ramp for this one. Near C2 or on taxiway EE for the landing, then move over to the A concourse ramp for the photo op. Oh the advantages of working at IAD.

FYI - NASA TV coverage of the flight to DC begins at 6:45am (Eastern) on Tuesday.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/MM_NTV_Breaking.html

good call but 923 is going to Tallahassee and left KTTS 27 minutes after the shuttle.

They've done a flyover at Dulles, now in the pattern and coming around for landing. Quite a site!

It is a fitting end to a well traveled and famous aircraft, BUT, on one of the actual story comment it references to a blog as to why Houston didn't get one of the shuttles. Reason: City management and a city that just ASSUMES things and/or just don't care. They ASSUMED they would get a shuttle because JSC was there and didn't try and nail it down, just like they ASSUMED that the Continental corporate office would stay there because they were the dominant carrier in the merger. By there inaction 1500 or so people are or will be looking for a job. Someone down there needs to wake up. IMHO

I get off of work at 6am on Tuesday, and I can see the ATC tower from my office's parking lot. Unfortunately, I have a nearly two-hour drive home and can't stick around for the arrival. Anyone else in the area, please please PLEASE get pics and post them.

I live right in the area. My dad saw the last one that came into Dulles. I won't be able to see it because I will be in school. I heard it was going to fly 1500FT over the beltway.

What time? 4AM on the west coast! Oh well, I'll see the movie that is sure to come out on the "D" channel?

Does someone more familiar with Dulles than I am have any idea what runway they will likely land on?? I'll be in attendance to watch the landing and would be irate if I was on the wrong ramp looking the wrong way. The forcasted winds are outta the NW at 10-15 so would this make 1R likely choice?? Thanks in advance.

Florida Today reports Discovery and the SCA will fly south to Patrick AFB, u-turn and head to DC.

Props to hometown boy Henry Taylor at the stick.

"The native of Greenville, South Carolina, he spent 30 years flying as a flight simulation engineer aboard the Shuttle Training Aircraft, the Gulfstream jet modified to simulate the handling characteristics of a returning orbiter.

"I flew with everybody who ever flew the space shuttle," he recalls."

You make South Carolina proud, sir.

Will it be visible in eastern NC?

It's been airborne about 18 minutes but NASA 905 and KTTS show nothing.

Just old tracks showing on http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA905 what gives?

They must be using a blocked or USAF callsign, there is nothing showing on KTTS or KIAD either.

Work in Old Town Alexandria Virginia. Hope to get a snap shot going up the Potomac River.

@Kevin, good call I rotated through a few of the T38s but I guess I wasn't persistent enough. Thanks!

Yep, seeing that now. Looks like they've just been blacked out.

From the Washington Navy Yard. Does anyone have an approximate fix so as to calculate an ETA over Potomac River?

Just saw this from the Washington Post about "Prime Viewing Areas" in the DC area, also the will be doing live updates starting at 9:00 AM EST
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/space-shuttle-discovery-flies-into-washington-at-10-am/2012/04/16/gIQADQmdNT_blog.htmlhttp:/www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/space-shuttle-discovery-flies-into-washington-at-10-am/2012/04/16/gIQADQmdNT_blog.html

The shuttle is due at Dulels around 10AM, then flying by DC and will loop back out to Dulles for a landing. See www.WTOP.com, the DC local news station, which will also have a webcam and live feed.

Just heard Dulles tower tell somebody they couldn't bring them straight in because the shuttle was early and going to make a low approach then go to DCA then back to IAD for the landing. No word on how far out it is though.

Good to get the checkin call. Somebody call tallyho when they get eyes on. Thanks!

I guess the tower doesn't have an exact time, somebody else just asked how far out it was and was told "20 to 25" minutes. Omaha 3 is doing a low level sweep south and east of Dulles at this time.

MSNBC has a better feed of NASA's Dulles feed -

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/47070975#47070975

Dulles tower is launching a couple of T38's (shooter 99). The shuttle is holding waiting for them.

I'm in position on the Memorial Bridge. Anyone have an eta update?

15 miles to the south of KIAD was what I just heard on Potomac approach

CNN has live feed up now.

pluto 95 Heavy is the callsign

headed for mall/downtown now

Tally Ho

can we track it?

IAD tower just told somebody there would be one more pass before landing. eventually.

They just reported nine miles out to IAD tower IIRC

......Beautiful Site

CNN has some good live video for those of us not in Washington; http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

gear down!

Sounds like a T38 is a little low on gas.

NASA provided excellent live HD video coverage on their website. Listening to Live ATC at the same time was awesome. CNN's anchors proved themselves to be complete morons!

Should be exciting for you in america. but then there is the rest of us in the U.K Europe etc. we have to watch it on the NASA website or Youtube if people film it

What time?

This was poorly planned. They should have had one last launch KTTS dct KIAD

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NASA923
Go figure you can track the T38 but not the SCA. Oh well should give you the same information.

Really? No one can figure out how to tell where the aircraft are currently?

Yea, it's top secret. What a shame!

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Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

Space shuttle Discovery will be carried from Cape Canaveral Florida to the Washington D.C. Area on TUESDAY APRIL 17,2012.BETWEEN 10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM

HOPE YOU'LL BE THERE CAUSE I AM!!!!!:)

http://www.nasa.gov/

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New video:A look at the 747 Space Shuttle Carrier Aircrafts used by NASA

A look at the two 747 Aircrafts used by NASA to transport the space shuttles while on Earth. One was often used at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

You can also go to:http://www.nasa.gov/topics/nasalife/features/shuttle_museum.html
To take a look on how they put the space shuttle on the 747.BE THERE :) :) LIKE ;););)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVvXyPE86NQ