Space Shuttle Discovery is an American spacecraft. The spaceplane is one of the ten first generation Space Shuttles in NASA's fleet.
History[]
On May 20, 1983, Discovery was in turnaround on the West Coast, together with the two sister ships Enterprise and Endeavour.[1]
Around June 23, Discovery launched for its mission STS-83-O to bring Tracy Stevens, Paul DeWeese and astronauts Cook and Rogers to the Moon for Jamestown 89. On the return flight, it took the crew of Jamestown 83 back to Earth.[2] The mission was piloted by Dealino and W. Pendle.[3]
Discovery was scheduled for mission STS-84-B to bring the crew of Jamestown 93 to the Moon.[2]
Known missions[]
| Designator | Mission | Date |
|---|---|---|
| STS-83-O | Jamestown crew rotation Up: Jamestown 89 Down: Jamestown 83 |
Late June 1983 [2] |
| STS-84-B | Jamestown crew rotation Jamestown 93 |
1984 [2] |
| STS-92-G | Jamestown crew rotation Jamestown 193 |
1992 [4] |
Gallery[]
Discovery launches, 1983
Discovery's launch seen on TV
Inside Discovery
Discovery pilot W. Pendle (right)
Pre-launch interview with Tracy Stevens
See also[]
- Atlantis
- Beagle
- Challenger
- Columbia
- Constitution
- Endeavour
- Enterprise
- Kon-Tiki
- Victoria
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceplane
External links[]
Space Shuttle Discovery on Wikipedia
References
- ↑ For All Mankind TV Series - Season 2, Episode 1: "Every Little Thing"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 For All Mankind TV Series - Season 2, Episode 4: "Pathfinder" (Mission board @ 35:31) → Screenshot
- ↑ For All Mankind TV Series - Season 2, Episode 4: "Pathfinder"
- ↑ For All Mankind TV Series - Season 3, Episode 2: "Game Changer" (Mission status board @ 57:45) → Screenshot
