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| The Space Shuttle Discovery at the National Air & Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Discovery has flown more than any other spacecraft, having completed 39 successful missions in over 27 years of service spending a total of 365 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes, 33 seconds in space. On September 29, 1988 I got to see Discovery launched into space on mission STS 26, the first shuttle launch following the loss of the Shuttle Challenger. |
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| Website : www.virginia.gov |
 Capital
: Richmond |
 Highest
point : Mount
Rogers, 5,729 feet |
 Area : 42,769 square miles,
35th largest state. |
 Population : 7,078,515
(2000 Census) |
 Motto
: Sic
semper tyannis (Thus always to tyrants)
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 Admitted to
Union : June
25, 1788 |
 State
Song : "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" |
 State Bird : Cardinal |
 State Flower : Flowering Dogwood |
 State Tree : Flowering Dogwood |
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