Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by endeavour and then atlantis. Discovery was the third space shuttle orbiter to fly in space An immersive tour of the shuttle explore discovery at the smithsonian's national air and space museum But it wasn’t just about the numbers Every one of those missions carried stories of daring experiments, cosmic firsts, and monumental milestones Let’s dive into the incredible journey of discovery — a shuttle that didn’t just explore space, but made history every time it left the launch pad.
Discovery was ready to go back into the weightless expanse—the first space shuttle mission since the challenger disaster nearly three years earlier Would there be a repeat of that terrible.
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