Space Shuttle Discovery - Wikipedia Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built [2] Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984
NASAs Space Shuttles: Where Are They Now? | Space NASA's retired space planes are officially on display for the public to enjoy, but you'll have to go state-hopping to see all four of the iconic spacecraft From Los Angeles to New York, the
40 Years Ago: Space Shuttle Discovery Makes its Public Debut 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
Space Shuttle Discovery | National Air and Space Museum Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space From 1984 to 2012, Discovery flew 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million km (150 million mi) —more than the other orbiters
Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off The space shuttle Discovery launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heading through Atlantic skies toward its 51-D mission The seven-member crew lifted off at 8:59 a m ET, April 12, 1985 NASA The launch of space shuttle Discovery is captured in this April 12, 1985, photo
NASA’s 3rd Operational Space shuttle - AeroSpaceGuide. net Space Shuttle Discovery was the third operational space shuttle It was the third orbiter built and the lightest one because of its lightweight thermal blanket material Discovery was commonly referred to as OV-103, for Orbiter Vehicle-103
The Space Shuttle - NASA Discovery (OV-103) was NASA’s third space shuttle orbiter to join the fleet, arriving for the first time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in November 1983 After checkout and processing, it was launched on Aug 30, 1984, for its first mission, 41-D, to deploy three communications satellites