STS-133 Space Shuttle Discovery Landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as it lands for the final time.
Way to go NASA and good job Discovery, you both have served your country well!
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STS-133 Space Shuttle Discovery Final Landing
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, Mar 09 2011 08:12 PM
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Posted 09 March 2011 - 08:12 PM
STS-133 Space Shuttle Discovery Landing at Kennedy Space Center in Florida as it lands for the final time.
Way to go NASA and good job Discovery, you both have served your country well!
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Posted 09 March 2011 - 08:36 PM
The oldest and most traveled space shuttle, Discovery, glided back to Earth on Wednesday after its final space flight before ending its days as a museum piece to delight the crowds. NASA's oldest shuttle touched down on a mostly clear day at noon at its home base in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
"To the ship that has led the way time and time again, we say, 'Farewell Discovery,'" radioed the Mission Control commentator.
The aging space shuttle has flown more than any other in the fleet during its 27-year career, and NASA heaped praise on its swan song, toting a crew of six American astronauts on a 13-day mission to the orbiting research lab.
"The entire space shuttle system just performed outstanding on this entire mission," the chair of NASA's mission management team Leroy Cain told reporters on Tuesday.
"We have had an awesome display here of the capabilities of the team and the hardware."
Discovery's mission was initially scheduled to last 11 days but was extended to 13 so that astronauts could work on repairs and install a spare room to add 21 by 15 feet (6.5 by 4.5 meters) of extra room for storage and experiments.
Astronauts also brought the first humanoid robot to the International Space Station (ISS), though it spent most of its time wrapped in packing materials and will not become fully operational for some time.
The shuttle spent a total of 365 days in space, logging almost 149 million miles (241 million kilometers).
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"To the ship that has led the way time and time again, we say, 'Farewell Discovery,'" radioed the Mission Control commentator.
The aging space shuttle has flown more than any other in the fleet during its 27-year career, and NASA heaped praise on its swan song, toting a crew of six American astronauts on a 13-day mission to the orbiting research lab.
"The entire space shuttle system just performed outstanding on this entire mission," the chair of NASA's mission management team Leroy Cain told reporters on Tuesday.
"We have had an awesome display here of the capabilities of the team and the hardware."
Discovery's mission was initially scheduled to last 11 days but was extended to 13 so that astronauts could work on repairs and install a spare room to add 21 by 15 feet (6.5 by 4.5 meters) of extra room for storage and experiments.
Astronauts also brought the first humanoid robot to the International Space Station (ISS), though it spent most of its time wrapped in packing materials and will not become fully operational for some time.
The shuttle spent a total of 365 days in space, logging almost 149 million miles (241 million kilometers).
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End of an era
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Posted 09 March 2011 - 11:12 PM
Just a reminder of.. The ascent of space shuttle Discovery from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 24 is shown from a number of unique angles recorded by multiple engineering cameras situated at and around Launch Pad 39A.
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Posted 10 March 2011 - 01:31 AM
What an Awesome video Chris and a very nice tribute to the Space Shuttle Discovery.
She has taken care of our astronauts for the last 30 years, now it's time for us to take care of her.
RIP Discovery, you have earned it!
She has taken care of our astronauts for the last 30 years, now it's time for us to take care of her.
RIP Discovery, you have earned it!
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