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Stripped Down Discovery rolls towards Retirement at Kennedy Space Center

July 15, 2011

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Space Shuttle Discovery was briefly on public display on Wednesday July 13 as she emerged from the hanger at the Kennedy Space Center where she has been undergoing processing for retirement since her final landing on the STS-133 mission. It was [...]

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Robo Trek Debuts … Robonaut 2 Unleashed and joins First Human-Robot Space Crew

March 18, 2011

Star Trek’s Data must be smiling. One of his kind has finally made it to the High Frontier. The voyages of Robo Trek have begun ! Robonaut 2, or R2, was finally unleashed from his foam lined packing crate by ISS crewmembers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli on March 15 and attached to a pedestal [...]

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Discovery: Mission Complete

March 9, 2011

CAPE CANAVERAL – After logging over a year’s worth of flight time in space, the space shuttle Discovery wrapped up a historic career by safely touching down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 11:57 a.m. EDT. The shuttle landed at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility on runway 15. Remove this ad

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STS-133 Crew Pays Tribute to Shuttle Discovery

March 8, 2011

The STS-133 crew sent down a video from orbit today where they each paid tribute to the legacy of space shuttle Discovery. My favorite line was from Nicole Stott: “I’m looking forward to bringing her home to the people who care for her the most, to the time when we are on the runway and [...]

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Best Images from STS-133: Discovery’s Final Mission in Pictures

March 8, 2011

As space shuttle Discovery prepares to return home from its final mission to space, let’s take a look back at the STS-133 mission, an historic “last” for the program’s most-traveled shuttle. “I think the legacy that this shuttle has made for herself is just nothing short than cause for celebration,” said mission specialist Michael Barratt [...]

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