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Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built.[4] Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, gathering more space flights than any other spacecraft to date. Like other shuttles, the shuttle has three main components: the Space Shuttle orbiter, a central fuel tank, and two rocket boosters. Nearly 25,000 heat resistant tiles cover the orbiter to protect it from high temperatures on re-entry.

Discovery became the third operational orbiter to enter service, preceded by Columbia and Challenger. It embarked on its last mission, STS-133, on February 24, 2011 and touched down for the final time at Kennedy Space Center on March 9, having spent a cumulative total of almost a full year in space. Disc...

Scott McGuire is a traditional landscape photographer based in the Reno-Lake Tahoe region in Northwest Nevada. Scott's passion is capturing amazing landscapes while painted with beautiful light and has afforded him the opportunity to see some of the most beautiful and unique places in not only the United States, but the entire world. The Sierra Nevada mountain range offers breathtaking scenery and has become Scott's artistic focus. Scott also enjoys shooting historical locations and buildings. His inspiration and methods come from studying Ansel Adams, Galen Rowell, Tom Till, Elizabeth Carmel and various other artists. Scott’s photography has been featured in publications, several prominent and National Park websites, on local and...