Space Shuttle Discovery

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Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired NASA orbiter best known for launching the Hubble Space Telescope and conducting numerous key missions in the Space Shuttle program.

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Space Shuttle Discovery canonical 117
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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA space shuttle
Space Shuttle orbiter
spacecraft
auxiliaryPropulsion two Solid Rocket Boosters
basedAt Kennedy Space Center
carriedAstronaut John Glenn
carriedModule Destiny laboratory logistics and components
Harmony module
Kibo Japanese Experiment Module components
countryOfOperator United States of America
surface form: United States
crewCapacity 7
currentLocation National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
surface form: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
displayOpenedToPublic 2012-04-19
firstFlight STS-41-D
firstFlightDate 1984-08-30
firstFlightLaunchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
surface form: Kennedy Space Center LC-39A
firstLaunchYear 1984
followedBy Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Endeavour
height 17.25 meters
lastFlight STS-133
lastFlightDate 2011-02-24
lastFlightLandingSite Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
lastLaunchYear 2011
launchedPayload Hubble Space Telescope
launchedPayloadOnMission Hubble Space Telescope
surface form: Hubble Space Telescope on STS-31
launchMass ~2030000 kilograms
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
length 37.24 meters
manufacturer Rockwell International
Rockwell International
surface form: Rockwell International Space Transportation Systems Division
missionCarryingJohnGlenn STS-95
namedAfter RRS Discovery
ship Discovery used by James Cook
notableFor conducting NASA return-to-flight missions after Challenger and Columbia accidents
flying the oldest person in space at the time, John Glenn
launching the Hubble Space Telescope
notableMission STS-114
STS-120
STS-133
STS-26
STS-31
STS-51-L preparation and follow-on return-to-flight
STS-95
numberOfFlights 39
operator NASA
orbiterDesignation OV-103
orbiterDryMass ~78000 kilograms
orbiterSequenceNumber third operational orbiter
payloadToLEO up to 27500 kilograms
precededBy Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
surface form: Space Shuttle Challenger

Space Shuttle Columbia
program NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle program
propulsion three Space Shuttle Main Engines
retirementDate 2011-03-09
returnToFlightMission STS-114
STS-26
role orbital spacecraft
spaceplane
spaceAgency NASA
status retired
supportedProgram International Space Station assembly
thermalProtectionSystem silica tiles and reinforced carbon-carbon
totalDistanceTraveled 238000000 kilometers
totalOrbitsOfEarth 5830
totalTimeInSpace 365 days
type reusable crewed spacecraft
visitedDestination International Space Station program
surface form: International Space Station

Mir space station
wingspan 23.79 meters

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Roberta Bondar spaceShuttle Space Shuttle Discovery
NASA Space Shuttle program component Space Shuttle Discovery
this entity surface form: External Tank
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center housesArtifact Space Shuttle Discovery
Hubble Space Telescope launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-42 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-42 launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
Shannon Lucid spaceShuttleFlight Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Transportation System notableOrbiter Space Shuttle Discovery
Rockwell International built Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Main Engines usedOnVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-114 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-114 launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-26 launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-26 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
Judith Resnik spaceShuttleFlownOn Space Shuttle Discovery
Canadarm usedOnVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-31 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-31 usedLaunchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
Faint Object Camera launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-82 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-82 launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
Faint Object Spectrograph launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-103 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-103 missionPatchFeature Space Shuttle Discovery
Rick D. Husband spacecraftFlown Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle ISS assembly flights usedSpacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
Harmony module launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
subject surface form: Harmony
Mir space station visitedBy Space Shuttle Discovery
IML-1 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
Ulf Merbold wasAboard Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-41-D spaceShuttle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-41-D launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-41-D isMaidenFlightOf Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-133 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-133 launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-133 lastFlightOf Space Shuttle Discovery
Norman E. Thagard spacecraftFlown Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Atlantis orbiterFleet Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-95 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-95 launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-120 spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-120 launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
STS-51-G spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Challenger followedBy Space Shuttle Discovery
OV-099 followedBy Space Shuttle Discovery
Westar 6 retrievalSpaceShuttle Space Shuttle Discovery
Palapa B2 retrievalVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
Westar 6 stranded in improper orbit rescuedBy Space Shuttle Discovery