Editing Space Shuttle Discovery (section)

==Flights==
[[File:STS-48 UARS deployment.jpg|thumb|right|The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), one of the many satellites deployed from ''Discovery'']]
By its last mission, ''Discovery'' had flown {{convert|149|e6mi|e6km|abbr=unit}} in 39 missions, completed 5,830 orbits, and spent 365 days in orbit over 27 years.<ref name=slt>{{cite news|last=Dunn|first=Marcia|title=Space shuttle Discovery lands, ends flying career|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/51395407-68/discovery-space-nasa-shuttle.html.csp|agency=Associated Press|work=Salt Lake Tribune|access-date=March 10, 2011|date=March 9, 2011|archive-date=March 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315204103/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/51395407-68/discovery-space-nasa-shuttle.html.csp|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Discovery'' flew [[Space Shuttle Orbiter#Flight statistics|more flights]] than any other Orbiter Shuttle, including four in 1985 alone. ''Discovery'' flew both "return to flight" missions after the ''[[Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster|Challenger]]'' and ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster|Columbia]]'' disasters: [[STS-26]] in 1988, [[STS-114]] in 2005, and [[STS-121]] in 2006. ''Discovery'' flew the ante-penultimate mission of the Space Shuttle program, [[STS-133]], having launched on February 24, 2011. ''Endeavour'' flew [[STS-134]] and ''Atlantis'' performed [[STS-135]], NASA's last Space Shuttle mission. On February 24, 2011, Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' launched from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39-A to begin its final orbital flight.<ref name=ares6>{{cite news|last=Travis|first=Matthew|title=STS-133 space shuttle Discovery launches for the final time|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eovKxCccMc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211110/2eovKxCccMc| archive-date=November 10, 2021 | url-status=live|agency=The Spacearium, SpaceflightNews.net via YouTube|access-date=June 23, 2011|date=February 24, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Flights listing===
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! scope="col" style="width:15px; background:#efefef;"| #
! scope="col" style="width:16%; background:#efefef;"| Date
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Designation
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Notes
! scope="col" style="width:18%; background:#efefef;"| Length of journey
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| 1
| {{dts|1984-08-30}}
| [[STS-41-D]]
| First ''Discovery'' mission: [[Judith Resnik]] became second American woman in Space. Three [[communications satellite]]s were put into orbit, including [[Syncom|LEASAT F2]].
| 6 days, 00 hours,<br /> 56 minutes, 04 seconds
|-
| 2
| {{dts|1984-11-08}}
| [[STS-51-A]]
| Launched two and rescued two communications satellites including LEASAT F1.
| 7 days, 23 hours,<br /> 44 minutes, 56 seconds
|-
| 3
| {{dts|1985-01-24}}
| [[STS-51-C]]
| Launched [[United States Department of Defense|DOD]] [[Magnum (satellite)|Magnum]] [[ELINT]] satellite.
| 3 days, 01 hours,<br /> 33 minutes, 23 seconds-
|-
| 4
| {{dts|1985-04-12}}
| [[STS-51-D]]
| Launched two communications satellites including LEASAT F3. Carried first incumbent United States [[congressperson|member of Congress]] into space, [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Jake Garn]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Utah]])
| 6 days, 23 hours,<br /> 55 minutes, 23 seconds
|-
| 5
| {{dts|1985-06-17}}
| [[STS-51-G]]
| Launched two communications satellites, [[Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud|Sultan Salman al-Saud]] becomes first Saudi Arabian in space.
| 7 days, 01 hours,<br /> 38 minutes, 52 seconds
|-
| 6
| {{dts|1985-08-27}}
| [[STS-51-I]]
| Launched two communications satellites including LEASAT F4. Recovered, repaired, and redeployed LEASAT F3.
| 7 days, 02 hours,<br /> 17 minutes, 42 seconds
|-
| 7
| {{dts|1988-09-29}}
| [[STS-26]]
| Return to flight after [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster]], launched [[TDRS-3]].
| 4 days, 01 hours,<br /> 00 minutes, 11 seconds
|-
| 8
| {{dts|1989-03-13}}
| [[STS-29]]
| Launched [[TDRS-4]].
| 4 days, 23 hours,<br /> 38 minutes, 52 seconds
|-
| 9
| {{dts|1989-11-22}}
| [[STS-33]]
| Launched DOD Magnum ELINT satellite.
| 5 days, 00 hours,<br /> 06 minutes, 49 seconds
|-
| 10
| {{dts|1990-04-24}}
| [[STS-31]]
| Launch of [[Hubble Space Telescope]] (HST).
| 5 days, 01 hours,<br /> 16 minutes, 06 seconds
|-
| 11
| {{dts|1990-10-06}}
| [[STS-41]]
| Launch of ''[[Ulysses (spacecraft)|Ulysses]]''.
| 4 days, 02 hours,<br /> 10 minutes, 04 seconds
|-
| 12
| {{dts|1991-04-28}}
| [[STS-39]]
| Launched DOD Air Force Program-675 ([[AFP-675]]) satellite.
| 8 days, 07 hours,<br /> 22 minutes, 23 seconds
|-
| 13
| {{dts|1991-09-12}}
| [[STS-48]]
| [[Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite]] (UARS).
| 5 days, 08 hours,<br /> 27 minutes, 38 seconds
|-
| 14
| {{dts|1992-01-22}}
| [[STS-42]]
| International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1).
| 8 days, 01 hours,<br /> 14 minutes, 44 seconds
|-
| 15
| {{dts|1992-12-02}}
| [[STS-53]]
| Department of Defense payload.
| 7 days, 07 hours,<br /> 19 minutes, 47 seconds
|-
| 16
| {{dts|1993-04-08}}
| [[STS-56]]
| Atmospheric Laboratory (ATLAS-2).
| 9 days, 06 hours,<br /> 08 minutes, 24 seconds
|-
| 17
| {{dts|1993-09-12}}
| [[STS-51]]
| [[Advanced Communications Technology Satellite]] (ACTS).
| 9 days, 20 hours,<br /> 11 minutes, 11 seconds
|-
| 18
| {{dts|1994-02-03}}
| [[STS-60]]
| First Shuttle-Mir mission; Wake Shield Facility (WSF). First Russian launched in an American spacecraft ([[Sergei Krikalev]]).
| 8 days, 07 hours,<br /> 09 minutes, 22 seconds
|-
| 19
| {{dts|1994-09-09}}
| [[STS-64]]
| LIDAR In-Space Technology Experiment (LITE).
| 10 days, 22 hours,<br /> 49 minutes, 57 seconds
|-
| 20
| {{dts|1995-02-03}}
| [[STS-63]]
| Rendezvous with [[Mir]] space station. First female shuttle pilot [[Eileen Collins]].<ref name="FT facts" />
| 8 days, 06 hours,<br /> 29 minutes, 36 seconds
|-
| 21
| {{dts|1995-07-13}}
| [[STS-70]]
| Launched [[TDRS-7]].
| 8 days, 22 hours,<br /> 20 minutes, 05 seconds
|-
| 22
| {{dts|1997-02-11}}
| [[STS-82]]
| Servicing [[Hubble Space Telescope]] (HST) (HSM-2).
| 9 days, 23 hours,<br /> 38 minutes, 09 seconds
|-
| 23
| {{dts|1997-08-07}}
| [[STS-85]]
| Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes (CRISTA).
| 11 days, 20 hours,<br /> 28 minutes, 07 seconds
|-
| 24
| {{dts|1998-06-02}}
| [[STS-91]]
| Final Shuttle/Mir Docking Mission.
| 9 days, 19 hours,<br /> 55 minutes, 01 seconds
|-
| 25
| {{dts|1998-10-29}}
| [[STS-95]]
| [[SPACEHAB]], second flight of [[John Glenn]], who was 77 years of age at that time, the oldest man in space and third incumbent member of Congress to enter space. [[Pedro Duque]] became the first [[Spaniard]] in space.
| 8 days, 21 hours,<br /> 44 minutes, 56 seconds
|-
| 26
| {{dts|1999-05-27}}
| [[STS-96]]
| First Space Shuttle mission to dock with the International Space Station<ref name="FT facts" />
| 9 days, 19 hours,<br /> 13 minutes, 57 seconds
|-
| 27
| {{dts|1999-12-19}}
| [[STS-103]]
| Servicing [[Hubble Space Telescope]] (HST) (HSM-3A).
| 7 days, 23 hours,<br /> 11 minutes, 34 seconds
|-
| 28
| {{dts|2000-10-11}}
| [[STS-92]]
| International Space Station Assembly Flight (carried and assembled the [[ISS Truss|Z1 truss]]); 100th Shuttle mission.
| 12 days, 21 hours,<br /> 43 minutes, 47 seconds
|-
| 29
| {{dts|2001-03-08}}
| [[STS-102]]
| International Space Station crew rotation flight ([[Expedition 1]] and [[Expedition 2]])
| 12 days, 19 hours,<br /> 51 minutes, 57 seconds
|-
| 30
| {{dts|2001-08-10}}
| [[STS-105]]
| International Space Station crew and supplies delivery ([[Expedition 2]] and [[Expedition 3]])
| 11 days 21 hours,<br /> 13 minutes, 52 seconds
|-
| 31
| {{dts|2005-07-26}}
| [[STS-114]]
| First "Return To Flight" mission since [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]]; [[International Space Station]] (ISS) supplies delivery, new safety procedures testing and evaluation, [[Multi-Purpose Logistics Module]] (MPLM) ''Raffaello''.
| 13 days, 21 hours,<br /> 33 minutes, 00 seconds
|-
| 32
| {{dts|2006-07-04}}
| [[STS-121]]
| Second "Return To Flight" mission since the [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster]], owing to concerns surrounding foam debris from the external tank during STS-114; [[International Space Station]] (ISS) supplies delivery, test new safety and repair techniques.
| 12 days, 18 hours,<br /> 37 minutes, 54 seconds
|-
| 33
| {{dts|2006-12-09}}
| [[STS-116]]
| ISS crew rotation and assembly (carries and assembles the [[ISS Truss|P5 truss]] segment); Last flight to launch on pad [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|39-B]];<br />First night launch since Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disaster.
| 12 days, 20 hours,<br /> 44 minutes, 16 seconds
|-
| 34
| {{dts|2007-10-23}}
| [[STS-120]]
| ISS crew rotation and assembly (carries and assembles the [[Node 2|Harmony]] module).
| 15 days, 02 hours,<br /> 23 minutes, 55 seconds
|-
| 35
| {{dts|2008-05-31}}
| [[STS-124]]
| ISS crew rotation and assembly (carries and assembles the [[Kibō (ISS module)|Kibō]] JEM PM module).
| 13 days, 18 hours,<br /> 13 minutes, 07 seconds
|-
| 36
| {{dts|2009-03-15}}
| [[STS-119]]
| International Space Station crew rotation and assembly of a fourth<br /> starboard truss segment (ITS S6) and a fourth set of [[solar array]]s and batteries. Also replaced a failed unit for a system that converts urine to drinking water.
| 12 days, 19 hours,<br /> 29 minutes, 33 seconds
|-
| 37
| {{dts|2009-08-28}}
| [[STS-128]]
| International Space Station crew rotation and ISS resupply using the [[Leonardo MPLM|Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module]]. Also carried the [[Treadmill with Vibration Isolation System|C.O.L.B.E.R.T]] treadmill named after [[Stephen Colbert]]
| 13 days 20 hours, 54 minutes, 40 seconds
|-
|38
| {{dts|2010-04-05}}
|[[STS-131]]
|ISS resupply using the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module. The mission also marked the first time that four women were in space and the first time that two Japanese astronauts were together on a space station.<ref>[http://aapress.com/ethnicity/japanese/four-women-two-japanese-in-space-at-same-time/ Four Women, Two Japanese in Space at Same Time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725042721/http://aapress.com/ethnicity/japanese/four-women-two-japanese-in-space-at-same-time/ |date=July 25, 2011 }} ''Asian American Press'', April 8, 2010</ref> Longest mission for this Orbiter.
| 15 days 2 hours, 47 minutes 11 seconds‡
|-
|39
| {{dts|2011-02-24}}
|[[STS-133]]
| The mission launched at 4:53&nbsp;pm EST on February 24, was carrying the [[Permanent Multipurpose Module]] (PMM) Leonardo, the [[STS-133#ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 4|ELC-4]] and [[Robonaut 2]] to the ISS.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shuttle Discovery takes off on its final flight|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/24/nasa.shuttle/index.html?npt=NP1|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 10, 2011|date=February 24, 2011|archive-date=November 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110041847/http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/24/nasa.shuttle/index.html?npt=NP1|url-status=live}}</ref> Final flight of ''Discovery''.
| 12 days 19 hours,<br> 4 minutes, 50 seconds
|}
<small>‡ Longest shuttle mission for ''Discovery''</small><br />
<small> – shortest shuttle mission for ''Discovery''</small>

===Mission and tribute insignias===
<!-- Note: missions are ordered by john Cena rather than the mission number, please do not change this order -->
[[File:Space Shuttle Discovery Tribute.jpg|center|thumb|NASA Orbiter Tribute for Space Shuttle ''Discovery''|650x650px]]
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
!colspan=8| Mission insignia for ''Discovery'' flights
|-
|[[Image:Sts-41-d-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-51-a-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-51-c-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-51-d-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-51-g-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-51-i-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-26-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-29-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|-
| '''[[STS-41-D]]'''
| '''[[STS-51-A]]'''
| '''[[STS-51-C]]'''
| '''[[STS-51-D]]'''
| '''[[STS-51-G]]'''
| '''[[STS-51-I]]'''
| '''[[STS 26]]'''
| '''[[STS 29]]'''
|-
|[[Image:Sts-33-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts31 flight insignia.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-41-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-39 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-48-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-42-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-53 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-56-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|-
| '''[[STS 33]]'''
| '''[[STS 31]]'''
| '''[[STS 41]]'''
| '''[[STS 39]]'''
| '''[[STS 48]]'''
| '''[[STS 42]]'''
| '''[[STS 53]]'''
| '''[[STS 56]]'''
|-
|[[Image:STS-51 patch.svg|center|110x110px]]
|[[Image:Sts-60-patch.png|center|110x110px]]
|[[Image:Sts-64-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-63-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-70-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-82-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-85-patch.png|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-91-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|-
| '''[[STS 51]]'''
| '''[[STS 60]]'''
| '''[[STS 64]]'''
| '''[[STS 63]]'''
| '''[[STS 70]]'''
| '''[[STS 82]]'''
| '''[[STS 85]]'''
| '''[[STS 91]]'''
|-
|[[Image:STS-95 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-96-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-103 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-92-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-102 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-105-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-114 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-121 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|-
| '''[[STS 95]]'''
| '''[[STS 96]]'''
| '''[[STS 103]]'''
| '''[[STS 92]]'''
| '''[[STS 102]]'''
| '''[[STS 105]]'''
| '''[[STS 114]]'''
| '''[[STS 121]]'''
|-
|[[Image:STS-116 emblem.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:Sts-120-patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-124 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-119 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-128 Patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-131 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Image:STS-133 patch.svg|center|100x100px]]
|-
| '''[[STS 116]]'''
| '''[[STS 120]]'''
| '''[[STS 124]]'''
| '''[[STS 119]]'''
| '''[[STS 128]]'''
| '''[[STS 131]]'''
| '''[[STS 133]]'''
|}