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Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American space shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it ...
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Dec 11, 2017 · Discovery at a glance. First flight: STS-41-D (Aug. 30 - Sept. 5, 1984. Last flight: STS-133 (Feb. 24 - March 9, 2011) Number of missions: 39. Time in space: 365 days, 22 hours, 39 minutes, 33...
Oct 16, 2023 · On Oct. 16, 1983, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Discovery, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California. Under construction for three years, Discovery joined NASA’s other two space-worthy orbiters, Columbia and Challenger, and atmospheric test vehicle Enterprise.
Jun 2, 2023 · The space shuttle Discovery is seen on launch Pad 39a after the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) is rolled back on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Sep 29, 2021 · Discovery was ready to go back into the weightless expanse—the first Space Shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster nearly three years earlier. Would there be a repeat of that terrible day on...
Aug 30, 2019 · Space Shuttle Discovery, named after several historical ships of exploration, was the third space-qualified orbiter to be added to the fleet. Incorporating manufacturing lessons learned from the first orbiters as well as through the use of more advanced materials, Discovery weighed nearly 8,000 pounds less than its sister ship Columbia .
Space Shuttle Discovery — Google Arts & Culture. Celebrating 34 years of Discovery. IN FOCUS. What Did Discovery Achieve? A closer look at the champion of the Space Shuttle Fleet. Read....
Oct 24, 2016 · Hubble, Ulysses and returning to space: the Discovery space shuttle has a special place in Nasa's history. Subscribe to WIRED. Discovery (OV-103) wasn't the first shuttle to join the...
Discovery’s first mission began with drama—three launch delays, the first on-pad abort (just four seconds before liftoff), an invisible hydrogen fire detected on the base of the space shuttle...
