Discovery, Space Shuttle orbiter in the United States of America
Discovery is housed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.
As a veteran of 39 missions, Discovery has seen more spaceflights than any other Space Shuttle.
Discovery carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit, unveiling new mysteries of the cosmos.
To view Discovery, visitors can go to the Udvar-Hazy Center's James S. McDonnell Space Hangar.
Discovery was the first spacecraft to fly after both the Challenger and Columbia disasters, marking new eras of space exploration.
Location: Chantilly
Height: 17.768 m
Length: 38.03 m
Part of: Space Shuttle program, space mission, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
GPS coordinates: 38.91137,-77.44522
Latest update: March 3, 2025 05:27
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