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 …
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 …
Following the 1986 and 2003 Shuttle Disasters, 'Discovery ...
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 …
'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum ...
Jul 30, 2025 · The Smithsonian Institution says NASA relinquished full ownership of Space Shuttle Discovery, but Congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation.
The Space Shuttle - NASA
Jun 2, 2023 · 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.
Discovery: Champion of the Space Shuttle Fleet
Feb 6, 1995 · 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 …
Space Shuttle Discovery - NASA's 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 …