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 …
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 quite a feat for …
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.
John Glenn's Return to Space on Discovery
Oct 29, 2018 · But Glenn’s return to space was distinctive because it came 36 years after his historic 1962 flight on the Mercury Friendship 7 spacecraft, when he became the first American in orbit. …
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 accomplished …
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 and Space …
3D Scanning Space Shuttle Discovery - National Air and Space Museum
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 created using a …
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - National Air and Space Museum
The Udvar-Hazy Center displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery and a Concorde, in two large hangars.
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 as the …
Telling Hubble's Story for 30 Years - National Air and Space Museum
On April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit by the Space Shuttle Discovery. On April 25, it was deployed from the shuttle in a slow and purposeful dance orchestrated …