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Discovery space shuttle should not retire to museum

By Dan Martynowicz | April 22, 2012

Tuesday, the space shuttle Discovery took to the air for the last time. It was one of the most demoralizing things I’ve ever seen. According to NASA, Discovery’s career spanned 26 years. The shuttle successfully completed 39 missions in space; more...