Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter, one of NASA's five fully operational orbiters. Over 27 years of service from 1984 to 2011 it launched and landed 39 times, more spaceflights than any other spacecraft, and was protected by nearly 25,000 heat-resistant tiles. Discovery performed research, International Space Station assembly missions, and carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. It was built by Rockwell International.
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- Space Shuttle Discovery...is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter
Space Shuttle Discovery article, lead section
Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, aggregating more spaceflights than any other spacecraft as of December 2024.
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The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built.
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Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter.
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