Space Shuttle Discovery

Rollout of the orbiter Discovery, 1998 (NASA)

Shuttle Orbiter Discovery (NASA Designation: OV-103) is a NASA Space Shuttle.

First flown on August 30, 1984, Discovery is the third operational shuttle (excluding test shuttle 'Enterprise'). The orbiter is still operational today, and has performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions.

The craft takes its name from a ship that accompanied explorer James Cook on his third and final major voyage.

Table of contents

1 Flights 2 See also 3 External links

Flights

30 total flights

Date	Designation	Description
1984 August 30	STS-41-D
1984 November 8	STS-51-A
1985 January 24	STS-51-C
1985 April 12	STS-51-D
1985 June 17	STS-51-G
1985 August 27	STS-51-I
1985 September 29	STS-26
1988 March 13	STS-29
1989 November 22	STS-33
1990 April 24	STS-31	Launch of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
1990 October 6	STS-41	Launch of Ulysses
1991 April 28	STS-39
1991 September 12	STS-48
1992 January 22	STS-42
1992 December 2	STS-53
1993 April 8	STS-56
1993 September 12	STS-51
1994 February 3	STS-60
1994 September 9	STS-64
1995 February 3	STS-63
1995 July 13	STS-70
1997 February 11	STS-82	Servicing Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
1997 August 7	STS-85
1998 June 2	STS-91
1998 October 29	STS-95
1999 May 27	STS-96
1999 December 19	STS-103	Servicing Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
2000 October 11	STS-92
2001 March 8	STS-102
2001 August 10	STS-105

See also

• Space Shuttle
• Space Shuttle Challenger
• Space Shuttle Enterprise
• Space Shuttle Columbia
• Space Shuttle Atlantis
• Space Shuttle Endeavour

• Shuttle Buran

• Orbiter Vehicles
• Shuttle Orbiter Discovery (OV-103)