What happened to the Discovery space shuttle?

Discovery was retired after completing its final mission, STS-133 on March 9, 2011. The spacecraft is now on display in Virginia at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, an annex of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum.

What space shuttle was launched in 2005?

STS-114 was the first “Return to Flight” Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), 26 July 2005….STS-114.

Why was shuttle discontinued?

“The proximate cause of the end of the shuttle program was the Columbia accident in 2003,” NASA’s chief historian Bill Barry told Newsweek. “[But] while it’s easy to say the Columbia accident is what caused the end of the program, the reasons are [actually] pretty deep and they go back to the very beginning.

Did they find the remains of the Challenger crew?

In March 1986, the remains of the astronauts were found in the debris of the crew cabin. Though all of the important pieces of the shuttle were retrieved by the time NASA closed its Challenger investigation in 1986, most of the spacecraft remained in the Atlantic Ocean.

How fast is the space shuttle Discovery?

28,000 km/h
Space Shuttle Discovery/Max speed

Which shuttle blew up?

Challenger space shuttle
On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts were killed when the Challenger space shuttle exploded shortly after launch. After launch, a booster engine broke apart, according to NASA. Just 73 seconds into the flight, the space shuttle exploded in midair, breaking apart.

Which space shuttle broke up on reentry?

Columbia was the second NASA space shuttle disaster. Space Shuttle Challenger exploded just after take off on January 28, 1986. The Challenger disaster has been linked to unusually cold temperatures in the days leading up to take off. The Columbia disaster was not weather-related.

Why was STS-114 mission replaced by Discovery?

The STS-114 mission was initially to be flown aboard the orbiter Atlantis, but NASA replaced it with Discovery after improperly installed gear was found in Atlantis ‘ Rudder Speed Brake system. During OMM for Discovery, an actuator on the RSB system was found to be installed incorrectly. This created a fleet wide suspect condition.

When did the Space Shuttle Discovery return to flight?

Discovery flew all three “return to flight” missions after the Challenger and Columbia disasters: STS-26 in 1988, STS-114 in 2005, and STS-121 in 2006. Discovery flew the ante-penultimate mission of the Space Shuttle program, STS-133, having launched on February 24, 2011.

What kind of module was on STS-114?

STS-114 was classified as Logistics Flight 1. The flight carried the Raffaello Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, built by the Italian Space Agency, as well as the External Stowage Platform -2, which was mounted to the port side of the Quest Airlock.

When did the spacewalk on STS 114 take place?

On 1 August, it was announced that protruding gap fillers on the front underside of the shuttle would be inspected and dealt with during the third spacewalk of the mission. The spacewalk was conducted on the morning of 3 August. Robinson easily removed the two fillers with his fingers.