The space shuttle Discovery, the world's most flown spacecraft, took to the air for the last time on Tuesday to be retired and delivered to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. for permanent display.

The shuttle took off just after dawn Tuesday morning and headed up the eastern seaboard, turning inland over Virginia.

Over the course of the morning, people shared beautiful and amazing photos of the flyover. We've collected them in the Storify below.

Photo courtesy of Richard B. Almon

