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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
- The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery . . . - Space. com
The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation
- Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters It shuttled 184 men and women into space and
- Following the 1986 and 2003 Shuttle Disasters, Discovery . . .
Following the 1986 and 2003 Shuttle Disasters, ‘Discovery’ Launched America Back Into Space This “Champion of the Fleet,” a signature Smithsonian artifact, flew 39 space missions and
- 40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Discovery Makes its Public Debut
Space shuttle Discovery under construction at Rockwell International’s Palmdale, California, plant in August 1982, left, September 1982, and April 1983
- “It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal . . .
A political effort to remove space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and place it on display in Texas encountered some pushback
- The fight to keep space shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian . . .
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill contained a provision to snatch the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and relocate it to Houston
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