Space shuttle’s high-flying exit

World’s most travelled spaceship makes final voyage to Washington aboard jumbo jet.

Shuttle Discovery over Washington Monument

The US Space Shuttle Discovery has completed its final flight, only this time with a little help from a jumbo jet.

After having logged 365 days in space and 240 million kilometres of air time, the world’s most travelled spaceship took a last flight from Cape Canaveral to Washington.

Al Jazeera’s Kim Halkett reports from Washington.

Source: Al Jazeera