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- Space Shuttle Discovery - Wikipedia
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 [2] Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984
- Following the 1986 and 2003 Shuttle Disasters, ‘Discovery . . .
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
- NASAs Space Shuttles: Where Are They Now? | Space
Want to see a real-life space shuttle? Here's where to get your NASA shuttle fix in museums across the United States
- Space Shuttle - NASA
Space shuttle Discovery (STS-31) comes in for a landing on April 29, 1990 An idea born in unsettled times becomes a feat of engineering excellence The most complex machine ever built to bring humans to and from space and eventually construct the next stop on the road to space exploration Beginning of dialog window
- Nasa Discovery space shuttle facts and pictures - WIRED
Hubble, Ulysses and returning to space: the Discovery space shuttle has a special place in Nasa's history
- Space Shuttle Discovery - NASAs 3rd Operational Space . . .
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
- 40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Discovery Makes its Public Debut
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
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