Space Shuttle Discovery

Celebrating 34 years of Discovery

IN FOCUS

What Did Discovery Achieve?

A closer look at the champion of the Space Shuttle Fleet

Behind-the-scenes in 360°

A guided tour by the astronauts who flew it

Inside the space shuttle

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The women behind Discovery

Helping shape the Space Shuttle Era

6 Inspiring Women Astronauts You Should Know

The women who spearheaded breakthrough scientific missions

Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman in Space

A four time shuttle veteran with more than 1,000 hours in space

Sally Ride: The First American Woman in Space

How her flight jacket helps tell her groundbreaking spaceflight story

Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan: The First American Woman to Spacewalk

Learn about the training and equipment needed to survive in space

Spotlight on: Charles Bolden

From military man, to astronaut, to NASA administrator

Online Exhibit

Major General Charles Bolden's Stellar Career

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

An immersive tour of the Shuttle

Explore Discovery at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Tour the Shuttle with the AirSpace Podcast

Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

History, memorabilia, and influence

How Discovery captured the Nation's attention

Discovery's First Mission

A resounding success, after a faltering start

Reflecting on Spaceflight and Memories

How the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum remembers tragedies of spaceflight

Discovery Comes Home

The Space Shuttle makes one final trip to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Groundbreaking Passengers

Firsts aboard the Shuttle

Space Swag: Commemorative Pins, Patches, and Flags

Explore the ways Space Shuttle Discovery was documented and remembered

The science behind the shuttle

Let's get technical

Space Shuttle Tools and Equipment

Take a closer look at the tools used aboard the Space Shuttle

Capturing Discovery in Virtual Reality

How the Shuttle was digitally preserved with Light Fields technology

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Discovery and Hubble

Zoom into images made possible by Discovery and the Hubble Space Telescope

The Carina Nebula
The Deep Fields
The Crab Nebula
The Tadpole Galaxy

The Hubble Space Telescope: From Rocky Start to Rockstar

Hubble's road to greatness

Out-of-this-world toys

Space travel is not just for adults

The Toys That Went into Space

To infinity and beyond

Learning Through Play

Toys inspired by Discovery

The most-asked question about life in space

How do astronauts use the bathroom?

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Discovery in action

Incredible in-flight images of the shuttle

Discovery astronaut servicing the Hubble Space Telescope

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Multipurpose Logistics Module, Leonardo, Rests in Discovery's Payload Bay

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Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-128 Mission

Space Shuttle Discovery

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Space Shuttle Discovery Lands

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Artworks and Artifacts

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