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After the Challenger and Columbia accidents, Discovery became the oldest surviving orbiter. It embarked on its final mission, STS-133, on February 24, 2011, and touched down for the last time at Kennedy Space Center on March 9, [5] having spent a cumulative total of nearly a full year in space.
Sep 9, 2020 · Discovery was chosen as the "Return to Flight" orbiter after two space shuttle tragedies; once in 1986 after the Challenger explosion and then again in 2003 after the Columbia disaster.
Apr 5, 2024 · CNN — Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It...
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 repeat of that terrible day on...
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Mar 9, 2011 · With Discovery and its crew safely home, the stage is set for the launch of shuttle Endeavour on its STS-134 mission, targeted to lift off on April 19. Endeavour’s flight will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the space station.
Feb 15, 2010 · The space shuttle Columbia broke apart on February 1, 2003, while re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven crew members. The disaster occurred over Texas, and only minutes...
Oct 16, 2023 · On Oct. 16, 1983, NASA’s newest space shuttle, Discovery, made its public debut during a rollout ceremony at its manufacturing plant in Palmdale, California. Under construction for three years, Discovery joined NASA’s other two space-worthy orbiters, Columbia and Challenger, and atmospheric test vehicle Enterprise.
