Space Shuttle Discovery's Legacy: 26 Years of the Right Stuff
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 06:40
in Astronomy & Space
Space shuttle Discovery is set to launch on its final flight next week, concluding a nearly 30-year legacy as arguably the most historic orbiter in NASA's space plane fleet.
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