Astronaut: Discovery's final flight "tugged on my heartstrings"

CBS News Tuesday 17th April, 2012

(CBS News) CHANTILLY, Va. - There were cheers and some tears as the shuttle Discovery made its final flight on Tuesday. It took off at sunrise from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, flying piggyback on a 747. Later it flew over Washington, past the monument and the Capitol, as thousands looked up in wonder. Discovery landed at Dulles Airport in Virginia, near its new home at the Smithsonian annex. CBS News correspondent Chip Reid reports.

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