Discovery (OV-103)
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Discovery (OV-103) was a NASA Space Shuttle orbiter that flew numerous key missions including the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope and the return to flight after both the Challenger and Columbia disasters.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OV-103 Discovery | 2 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
| carriedAstronaut | John Glenn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contractor | Rockwell International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 7 ⓘ |
| deployed | Hubble Space Telescope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deployedOnMission | STS-31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayCity | Chantilly, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayLocation | Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayMuseum | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMission | STS-133 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | STS-41-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1984-08-30 ⓘ |
| firstFlightLaunchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedFleet | 1984 ⓘ |
| lastFlight | STS-133 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastFlightLandingDate | 2011-03-09 ⓘ |
| lastFlightLandingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastFlightLaunchDate | 2011-02-24 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maidenFlightMission | STS-41-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rockwell International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionWithJohnGlenn | STS-95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | ship Discovery used by James Cook ⓘ |
| notableMission |
STS-114
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
STS-133 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-26 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-31 NERFINISHED ⓘ STS-95 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFlights | 39 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbiterVehicleDesignation | OV-103 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| precededByOrbiter |
Challenger (OV-099)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia (OV-102) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programRole | most flown orbiter in the Space Shuttle fleet at retirement ⓘ |
| propulsionType | reusable orbiter with three Space Shuttle Main Engines ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 2011-03-09 ⓘ |
| returnToFlightAfter |
Challenger disaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnToFlightMissionAfterChallenger | STS-26 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnToFlightMissionAfterColumbia | STS-114 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleProgram | Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| succeededByOrbiter |
Atlantis (OV-104)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Endeavour (OV-105) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalDistanceTraveled | over 238 million kilometers ⓘ |
| totalOrbits | over 5800 ⓘ |
| totalTimeInSpace | 365 days ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
OV-103 Discovery
this entity surface form:
OV-103 Discovery