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 …
Space Shuttle program - National Air and Space Museum
Sep 6, 2023 · The Space Shuttle program ran from presidential approval in 1972 to its end in 2011. It was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the United States and NASA. …
Forty Years of Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Aug 30, 2024 · In total, six of unique Space Shuttle orbiters were built but Discovery stands out with the greatest flight history record: 39 missions and 365 total days spent in space. That’s …
John Glenn's Return to Space on Discovery
Oct 29, 2018 · When John Glenn boarded the shuttle orbiter Discovery he was 77 years old—the oldest person yet to venture into space.
When Enterprise Met Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
Aug 31, 2018 · In 2012, Discovery took its final flight to the Udvar-Hazy Center. Enterprise is now on display at the the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City. The National Air …
Discovery’s First Launch: Four Times on the Pad
Aug 27, 2014 · In 1984, Discovery ascended into space for the first time, after three thwarted launch attempts. Originally scheduled to lift off in June 1984, Discovery launched on August 30 …
Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
The space shuttle Discovery is the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.
5 Unusual Facts About Space Shuttle Discovery
On August 30, 1984, Space Shuttle Discovery took off on its first mission—beginning its nearly 30 years of space exploration. When Discovery retired in 2011, it was NASA’s oldest and most …
3D Scanning Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space …
Apr 9, 2020 · It took six tireless weeks to capture Space Shuttle Discovery, inside and out. An epic project creates an epic amount of data, 4.2 TB to be precise. These datasets were …
Ellison Shoji Onizuka: The First Asian American in Space
May 24, 2024 · When NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka rode Space Shuttle Discovery into space on shuttle mission STS-51-C in 1985, he made history on several counts. He was the first …