NASA - Closeup Look at Discovery

"Space Shuttle Discovery Smithsonian preparations: Get closer than ever with NASA up close behind the scenes tour"
By Grayson Kamm, 10 News WTSP

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Before sending Space Shuttle Discovery to the Smithsonian, NASA let our cameras into the shuttle's hangar to get you closer than ever before.

A dwindling but dedicated team of Floridians has been preparing space shuttles for launch at Kennedy Space Center for decades.

Now, they're getting the flagship of the fleet -- Discovery -- ready for its final stop, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.

Photo Gallery: An up close look at Space Shuttle Discovery