Space Shuttle Discovery
Crewed spacecraftRetired
Space Shuttle orbiter
Space Shuttle Discovery was NASA OV-103. It first flew on STS-41-D in 1984, became a major International assembly vehicle, flew return-to-flight missions after both Challenger and Columbia, and completed its final mission on STS-133 in 2011.
Crewed spacecraft dossier
Vehicle record
- NASA designation
- OV-103
- Flights
- 39
- First flight
- STS-41-D, August 30, 1984
- Final flight
- STS-133, February 24-March 9, 2011
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Status
- Displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
People Who Flew Aboard This Spacecraft
Photo Archive
Documented views of this individual vehicle, with source and credit retained alongside each image.
Sources
NASA STS-119 MissionNASA Space Shuttle Era FactsNASA Orbiter Vehicle HistoryNASA: STS-41-DNASA Space Shuttle Missions Summary (TM-2011-216142)NASA Space Shuttle History ResourcesNASA: STS-51-ANASA: STS-51-CNASA: STS-51-DNASA: STS-51-GNASA: STS-51-INASA: STS-29NASA: STS-33NASA: STS-41NASA: STS-39NASA: STS-48NASA: STS-42NASA: STS-53NASA: STS-56NASA: STS-51NASA: STS-60NASA: STS-64NASA: STS-63NASA: STS-70NASA: STS-82NASA: STS-85NASA: STS-91NASA: STS-96NASA: STS-103NASA: STS-92NASA: STS-102NASA: STS-105NASA: STS-114NASA: STS-121NASA: STS-116NASA: STS-120NASA: STS-124NASA: STS-128NASA: STS-131NASA: STS-133NASA: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite GenerationsNASA: The TDRS Era Began During Challenger's Maiden VoyageNASA Science: Hubble Space Telescope ObservatoryNASA: The Great ObservatoriesNASA Science: UlyssesNASA Science: Outer Solar System Exploration