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Last Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery: STS-133

NASA's space shuttle Discovery has flown its last mission after 27 years of spaceflight. On Feb. 24, 2011, Discovery blasted off on the STS-133 mission - a 14-day flight to the International Space Station. It was the 133rd NASA shuttle flight and 39th flight of Discovery. Relive the final voyage of space shuttle Discovery as it heads to a museum for public display.
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Space History Photo: STS-56 Landing
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June 25th, 2013
The orbiter Discovery lands at KSC's landing facility.
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Massive Star Formation Sites Discovered In Milky Way | Video
Massive Star Formation Sites Discovered In Milky Way | Video
January 9th, 2013
Astronomers have located regions of young star and star cluster formation using the Green Bank Telescope, the Arecibo Telescope and data from NASA's Spitzer and WISE satellites. Astronomers call them HII regions (marked in red).
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Famously Hot Exoplanet's Upper Atmosphere Is Strangely Cold | Video
Famously Hot Exoplanet's Upper Atmosphere Is Strangely Cold | Video
June 27th, 2012
One of the first exoplanets to be discovered, Tau Boötis b, has revealed a chilly shell 'hot Jupiter' type atmosphere. Europe's Very Large Telescope (VLT) caught the scene, here also embellished as an artist's impression.
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Space History Photo: STS-56 Launch
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June 6th, 2013
The successful second launch attempt of the Space Shuttle Discovery carried a crew of five and the ATLAS 2 into space.
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Discovery: NASA's Busiest Shuttle
Shuttle Discovery, Cargo Prepared for December Spaceflight
October 23rd, 2012
The space shuttle Discovery flew 39 times into space, more than any spacecraft.
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Shuttle Discovery Is Demated Space Wallpaper
Discovery Demate
April 19th, 2012
The space shuttle Discovery is suspended from a sling held by two cranes shortly after the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) was pushed back from underneath at Washington Dulles International Airport in this amazing space wallpaper.
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Building Space Shuttle Discovery
A look at space shuttle Discovery’s major overhaul between 1995 and 1996.
April 16th, 2012
Take a look back to the time NASA built the space shuttle Discovery in the early 1980s, as the storied orbiter retires after 26 years of spaceflight.
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Discovery - Earth Has 3rd Radiation Belt | Video
Discovery - Earth Has 3rd Radiation Belt | Video
February 28th, 2013
NASA's Van Allen probes detected a previously unknown third zone of trapped high energy particles that surrounds the Earth.
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Canada Unveils Next-Generation Robotic Arms for Spaceships
Large Next-Generation Canadarm
October 2nd, 2012
Canada has provided the robotic arms used on space shuttles and the International Space Station.
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Discovery's Last Flight - Shuttle Heads to Smithsonian | Video
Discovery's Last Flight - Shuttle Heads to Smithsonian | Video
April 18th, 2012
Mounted atop a retro-fitted 747, the the first space shuttle to be retired was flown to its new home in Washington D.C.. Its set to go on public display at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center.
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