Space Shuttle Discovery Facts

Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of NASA, the space agency of the United States. (The other two are Atlantis and Endeavour.) When first flown in 1984, Discovery became the third operational orbiter, and is now the oldest orbiter in service. Discovery has performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions.

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  • Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins University
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    Developer of a range of spacecraft and scientific payloads providing project overviews, scientific and engineering articles.
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    Comprehensive resource providing articles on most space technology subjects and space flight history.
  • Russian Space WebRussian Space Web
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    News and history of the Russian space program by Anatoly Zak, a journalist.
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