Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by endeavour and then atlantis. With the launch of space shuttle discovery on september 29, 1988 nasa entered a brand new era of space shuttle operations, adopting a more relaxed pace averaging about eight launches per year. Discovery was the third space shuttle orbiter to fly in space
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An immersive tour of the shuttle explore discovery at the smithsonian's national air and space museum
But it wasn’t just about the numbers
Every one of those missions carried stories of daring experiments, cosmic firsts, and monumental milestones Let’s dive into the incredible journey of discovery — a shuttle that didn’t just explore space, but made history every time it left the launch pad. This was just the 25th space shuttle mission, and it became stunningly clear that major modifications to the entire space shuttle program were called for
