Space Shuttle Discovery

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Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA the space agency of the United States and was operational from its maiden flight STS-41-D on August 30 1984 until its final landing during STS-133 on March 9 2011.

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distance (km)

2.3854e+11

time in space (μ)

3.16176e+07

contract award

1979-01-29

crews

252

first flight

STS-41-D

first flight end date

1984-08-30

first flight start date

1984-08-30

iss dockings

13

last flight end date

2012-04-17

last flight start date

2012-04-17

mir dockings

1

missions

39

named after

RRS Discovery, HMS Discovery (1774), HMS Discovery (1874), Discovery (1602 ship)

number

-103

satellites deployed

31