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October 30, 2010

Space Shuttle Discovery's 26-Year Legacy

Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com


Space.com

Space shuttle Discovery is set to launch on its final flight next week, concluding a nearly three-decade legacy as arguably the most historic orbiter in NASA's fleet.

The first of NASA's three remaining shuttles set to retire, Discovery was the third orbiter built and the one launched the most times into space.

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