The most prolific space shuttle in NASA’s fleet is Discovery, which will fly its last mission in February/March 2011. But NASA had to build Discovery before it could fly its 39 space missions ...

Itwill have flown about a year on orbit by the time we are done with it, which ispretty remarkable for a space shuttle,? said Discovery's commander StevenLindsey, who is making his third flight on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In a majestic U.S. Independence Day liftoff, Discovery and its crew of seven blasted into orbit Tuesday on the first space shuttle launch in a year, flying over objections ...

America's oldest shuttle lands after 5,830 orbits. March 9, 2011 — -- Space shuttle Discovery came down from a blue Florida sky, turned gracefully and made its last-ever landing today at the ...

The space shuttle Discovery, sitting atop a 747 carrier aircraft lands, at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va. Discovery, the longest-serving orbiter will be placed to its new home ...

Kirk, aka William Shatner, who delivered a version of Star Trek's opening narration tailored for Discovery. "Space the final frontier. These have been the voyages of the space shuttle Discovery.

The space shuttle Discovery made its historic final voyage April 17, 2012, including a tour over the Washington, D.C. area. The Post’s Brian Vastag talked to local shuttle-watchers. A ...

On Aug. 30, 1984, the skies were clear and space shuttle Discovery launched for the first time. Its missions came to represent the resilience of the U.S. space program. But the first launch wasn't ...

Space shuttle Discovery pulled up and docked at the international space station on Sunday night, delivering a full load of gear and science experiments. The linkup occurred as the spacecraft ...

(CNN) — The space shuttle Discovery left Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on its last flight Tuesday, mounted on top of a specially modified Boeing 747 and headed to its final destination ...

Until this week, Discovery was scheduled to make the last shuttle flight in September. But following touchdown, NASA reported a major delay for its next-to-last mission, a space station trip by ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery buzzed metropolitan Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning, soaring over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol before landing to ...