The unique NASA converted Boeing 747 SCA Aircraft, The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, touched down at Kennedy Space Center today, 10th April 2012, at 22:34 UTC, 17:06 local time. The visit however an emotional one, as the aircraft is to carry Space Shuttle Discovery to her final resting place - At the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.

Discovery is due to be mated to the SCA on Saturday 14th before leaving early Tuesday 17th.