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
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 Capt 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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