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- Space Shuttle Discovery - Wikipedia
Discovery performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions, and also carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit among other satellites Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by Endeavour and then Atlantis
- Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space From 1984 to 2012, Discovery flew 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million km (150 million mi) —more than the other orbiters
- 40 Years Ago: STS-41D – First Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery
Space shuttle Discovery, the third space-qualified orbiter in NASA’s fleet and named after several historical ships of exploration, incorporated manufacturing lessons learned from the first orbiters
- Space Shuttle Discovery — Google Arts Culture
An immersive tour of the Shuttle Explore Discovery at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
- Space Shuttle Discovery – NASA’s 3rd Operational Space shuttle
Space Shuttle Discovery was the third operational space shuttle It was the third orbiter built and the lightest one because of its lightweight thermal blanket material Discovery was commonly referred to as OV-103, for Orbiter Vehicle-103 Discovery was first flown in 1984 and retired in 2011
- NASA Celebrates 40 Years of Space Shuttle Discovery: A Legacy of . . .
This week, NASA commemorated the 40th anniversary of the public unveiling of Space Shuttle Discovery, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to honoring significant historical milestones
- Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum
The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011 It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA The Space Shuttle, officially known as the Space Transportation System (STS), was the first reusable spacecraft to carry humans into orbit
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