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- BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1988: Shuttle blasts US back into space - BBC News
Discovery landed safely at Edwards Air Force base, California, four days later The crew on mission STS-26 were commander Frederick Hauck, Richard Covey, John Lounge, George Nelson, and David Hilmers Space shuttle research began in 1972 and Columbia was launched in 1981 - the world's first reusable space vehicle
- BBC ON THIS DAY | 9 | 1995: Space pioneers take first small steps
Michael Foale has become the first British-born American to walk in space Dr Foale - originally from Lincolnshire - and Dr Bernard Harris, the first black astronaut, stepped out into the open cargo bay of Nasa's space shuttle Discovery at 1210 GMT They were testing a modified space suit and astronaut endurance
- BBC News - Space shuttle Discovery returns to Earth
The shuttle Discovery has landed back on Earth after a two-week mission to the International Space Station (ISS) The orbiter touched down on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center at 0908 local time (1308 GMT)
- BBC ON THIS DAY | 24 | 1990: Hubble telescope takes off for space
The American space agency Nasa has successfully launched the space shuttle Discovery from Cape Canaveral in Florida on its historic mission to carry the Hubble space telescope into orbit 380 miles (611 5 km) above the Earth
- Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida - BBC News
The space shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its mission to the International Space Station (ISS) The shuttle, on one of the final missions before the programme is shut down at the end of 2010, is hauling equipment and supplies to the station The astronauts are due to carry out three spacewalks
- BBC NEWS | Science Nature | Astronauts finish long spacewalk
The two astronauts spent nearly seven hours on the outside Discovery astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson are now back inside the space shuttle after completing a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk The two shuttle crew members tested repair techniques for heatshield tiles during the first
- BBC NEWS | Science Nature | Shuttles heat-resistant surfaces
Underneath its outer skin, the space shuttle is made from aluminium, much like any ordinary aircraft When returning from space, the orbiter hurtles towards Earth at speeds of up to 27,360km h (17,000mph) The confrontation with our atmosphere can heat the surface of the vehicle to temperatures of 1,600C (3,000F) - hot enough to melt steel
- Science Environment | US space shuttle returns to Earth - BBC News
Nasa's space shuttle Discovery has landed at the Edwards air force base in California Plans to land at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida were postponed due to bad weather The shuttle missed two landing slots on Thursday, before landing at 1753 PDT on Friday (0053GMT Saturday)
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