Discovery has not been destroyed, but is still undertaking missions. Only the space shuttle Challenger (January 28, 1986) and Columbia ( February 1, 2003) have been destroyed in accidents.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up on January 28, 1986.
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
1984. The first launch was for mission STS-41D, which ran from August 30, 1984 to September 5, 1984.
Yes. It is set to be decommissioned this year.
The space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, shortly after liftoff.
Space shuttle Challenger exploded on the 28th of January 1986.
The Challenger Space Shuttle blew up on January 28, 1986.
The space shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry on February 1, 2003.
1984. The first launch was for mission STS-41D, which ran from August 30, 1984 to September 5, 1984.
Sergei Krikalev flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, launched on February 3, 1994
The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
The 36 year old Space Shuttle Enterprise is housed at the Interprid Sea Air and Space Museum in New York City, the 29 year old Space Shuttle Discovery is at the Smithsonian Air and Space museum in Virginia, the 27 year old Space Shuttle Atlantis is at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, and the 21 year old Space Shuttle Endeavour is at the California Science Center in California.
The space shuttle Atlantis did not blow up. It successfully completed its final mission, STS-135, in July 2011 and is now retired. The space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, and the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated during re-entry in 2003.
In October 1998, Senator Glenn returned to space at the age of 77 aboard the space shuttle Discovery.
Discovery (STS-96) made its first docking with the International Space Station (ISS) on 29 May, 1999. This was also the first shuttle to actually dock with the ISS. The pilot of this mission was Rick Husband, who would later lose his life on-board the shuttle Columbia (STS-107).