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 vehicle to fly in space It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most utilized orbiter Discovery was flown on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters It shuttled 184 men and women into space and
Space Shuttle Discovery — Google Arts Culture A four time shuttle veteran with more than 1,000 hours in space Online Exhibit Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space How her flight jacket helps tell her groundbreaking spaceflight story Online Exhibit Dr Kathryn D Sullivan: The First American Woman to Spacewalk Learn about the training and equipment needed to survive in space
NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery: A Journey Beyond Earth The Star of the Shuttle Fleet When we talk about legends in the realm of aviation and space exploration, few names shine brighter than the Space Shuttle Discovery As the workhorse of NASA’s shuttle fleet, Discovery was more than just a spacecraft — it was a flying laboratory, a satellite launcher, an astronaut taxi, and an orbital ambassador of human ingenuity With 39 missions under its