{"id":922,"date":"2023-11-03T12:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=922"},"modified":"2023-11-03T12:09:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T16:09:02","slug":"shuttle-discovery-lands-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=922","title":{"rendered":"Shuttle Discovery Lands in Virginia!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After the completion of the Space Shuttle Program in 2011, Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) was the first of the three active Shuttles to be retired and is now on display at the <a href=\\\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_F._Udvar-Hazy_Center\\\">Steven F. 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