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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
- The Space Shuttle - NASA
Discovery (OV-103) was NASA’s third space shuttle orbiter to join the fleet, arriving for the first time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in November 1983
- Space shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian . . .
A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle
- NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery: A Journey Beyond Earth
But it wasn’t just about the numbers Every one of those missions carried stories of daring experiments, cosmic firsts, and monumental milestones Let’s dive into the incredible journey of Discovery — a shuttle that didn’t just explore space, but made history every time it left the launch pad
- 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
- Discovery: Champion of the Space Shuttle Fleet
Flying more missions than any other shuttle, Discovery carried out every type of mission NASA had to offer, spending a total of 365 days in space, and checking off many firsts in spaceflight
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