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2005 Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launches, first flight since Columbia disaster
1998 John Glenn returns to space at the age of 77 as a payload specialist on the Discovery 1997 Discovery buys Travel Channel for $20 million 1997 STS-85 (Discovery 23) lands 1997 STS-85, Discovery 23, launches into orbit 1997 STS-82 (Discovery 22) lands 1997 Discovery captures Hubble Space Telescope 1997 STS-82 (Discovery 22) launches 1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, lands 1995 Space shuttle STS-70, Discovery 20, launches 1995 Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), lands 1995 STS-63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit 1995 U.S. space shuttle Discovery launched 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), lands 1994 Space shuttle STS-64 (Discovery 20), launches into orbit 1994 Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands 1994 STS-60 (Discovery) launches into orbit 1993 STS-51 (Discovery) lands 1993 STS-51 (Discovery) launches into orbit 1993 STS-56, Discovery, lands 1993 STS-56, Discovery, launches into orbit 1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) lands 1992 Space Shuttle STS-42 (Discovery 15) launches into space 1991 Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) lands 1991 Space shuttle STS-48 (Discovery 14) launched 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) lands 1991 Space Shuttle STS-39 (Discovery 12) launched 1991 U.S. 70th manned space mission STS-39 (Discovery 12) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) returns from space 1990 U.S. 67th manned space mission STS-41 (Discovery 11) launches into orbit 1990 U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) returns from space 1990 STS-31 (Discovery 10) lands 1990 Hubble space telescope is placed into orbit by shuttle Discovery 1990 U.S. 66th manned space mission STS-31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit 1989 U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) returns from space 1989 U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit 1989 Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens 1989 NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 and 1989 N24 1989 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth 1989 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown 1988 26th Space Shuttle Mission, Discovery 7 returns to Earth after 4-days 1988 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched 1987 Flight Readiness Firing of Discovery's main engines is successfully 1987 Discovery in Orbital Processing Facility is powered up for STS-26 1987 Discovery moves to Launch Pad 39B for STS-26 mission 1987 Discovery rolls over from OPF to Vandenberg AFB 1987 Discovery's SRBs and External Tank are mated 1987 Stacking of Discovery's SRBs completed 1987 Stacking of Discovery's SRBs gets underway 1986 Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made 1985 Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-I mission 1985 Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx 1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-G 1985 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51-D mission 1985 Discovery moves to launch pad for STS-51-C mission 1984 Astronauts aboard "Discovery" pluck a 2nd satellite from orbit 1984 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-51A mission 1984 Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla 1984 1st flight of Shuttle Discovery (41-D) scrubbed at T -4 1984 Flight readiness firing of Discovery's main engines 1984 Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS-41-D 1983 Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center 1983 Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California 1983 Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden 1978 James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced 1974 Discovery Island opens 1973 Shanice, Wilson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Discovery, Loving You 1968 Discovery of 1st pulsar announced 1965 Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies 1962 5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter 1957 Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced 1948 Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo 1940 Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced 1930 Clyde Tombaugh announces discovery of Pluto at Lowell Observatory 1925 Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays 1921 Toronto's Dr. Banting and Dr. Best announce discovery of insulin 1913 Willis Lamb, born in Los Angeles, physicist, Nobel Prize winner, discovery of how electrons behave in the hydrogen atom 1912 Roald Amundsen announces discovery of the South Pole 1905 Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara 1896 Wilhelm Rontgen announces his discovery of x-rays 1855 Percival "Percy" Lowell, U.S. astronomer, predicted discovery of Pluto 1849 New York Herald reports gold discovery in California 1848 President Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms California gold discovery 1835 After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R 1798 George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 1779 Captain Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery 1744 James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) 1611 Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again 1394 Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery |
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