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 ...

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 ...

2005-07-27T16:36:18-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c36/187981-02-m.jpgNASA managers briefed reporters on the Space Shuttle Discovery mission status. They then ...

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 ...

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 ...

After months of delays, Discovery is once again slated to lift off Thursday at 4:50 p.m. EST (2150 GMT) from a seaside pad here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle's STS-133 mission is the ...

The space shuttle undocks from the International Space Station after delivering more than 18,500 pounds of supplies, equipment, science gear, and fresh water. Bill Harwood has been covering the U ...

(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 ...

The space shuttle that has flown more missions than any other is coming to the Smithsonian. Announced just moments ago, Discovery will be coming to the National Air and Space Museum to be ...

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 ...