NASA Invites Santa to Check Out Space Shuttles

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Space shuttle Discovery’s final rollout to the launch pad ahead of a November 1, 2010 launch.
Like a moving skyscraper, Discovery slowly makes its way toward Launch Pad 39A on Sept. 20, 2010 during its final rollout ahead of a Nov. 1 launch. Blazing white xenon lights lit the path for the towering shuttle and its Apollo-era crawler transporter. The move took hours to cover less than 4 miles (Image credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann)

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