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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
Play 360° video
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?
Play 360° video
Discovery in action
Incredible in-flight images of the shuttle
Discovery astronaut servicing the Hubble Space Telescope
NASA
Multipurpose Logistics Module, Leonardo, Rests in Discovery's Payload Bay
NASA
Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-128 Mission
Space Shuttle Discovery
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Space Shuttle Discovery Lands
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