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- The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and landed four days later on October 3, 1988. STS-26 was declared the "Return to Flight" mission, being the first mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986.
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STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and landed four days later on October 3, 1988.
Sep 27, 2023 · In 1986, NASA decided to use space shuttle Discovery for the return to flight mission. The orbiter had completed six missions, the last one, STS-51I, in August 1985. At the time of the Challenger accident it was in temporary storage in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at KSC.
Discovery flew both "return to flight" missions after the Challenger and Columbia disasters: STS-26 in 1988, STS-114 in 2005, and STS-121 in 2006. Discovery flew the ante-penultimate mission of the Space Shuttle program, STS-133, having launched on February 24, 2011.
Discovery was the shuttle return to flight vehicle after the Challenger was lost; two and a half years were spent from January 28, 1986 until Discovery flew in September 1988. Many improvements were made which resulted in a safe space flight.
Sep 29, 2021 · Discovery arrived at the Smithsonian on April 17, 2012, transported aboard a Boeing 747. The aircraft, carrying its cargo, made several passes over the city of Washington, D.C. before...
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STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC) on her 31st flight on July 26, 2005.
Jan 8, 2015 · Discovery is again used for a NASA "Return to Flight" mission following a tragedy — in this case, the disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia on Feb. 1, 2003, in which seven astronauts...
