Space Shuttle Discovery, Seen From Air Force Thunderbirds Jet

Space shuttle Discovery is on something of a sentimental journey: its last flight ever into space. To mark the occasion, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds team is here to salute it, and take part in the nearby Cocoa Beach Air Show. But before all that, they are giving a one-hour flight in one of their F-16 fighter jets to a total newbie: me. "You are absolutely going to love it," says Kristin Hubbard, an Air Force Captain, four-year veteran of the Thunderbirds squad and my designated pilot. I...Full Story