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- BBC ON THIS DAY | 24 | 1990: Hubble telescope takes off for space
The American space agency Nasa has successfully launched the space shuttle Discovery from Cape Canaveral in Florida on its historic mission to carry the Hubble space telescope into orbit 380 miles (611 5 km) above the Earth
- BBC ON THIS DAY | 9 | 1995: Space pioneers take first small steps
Michael Foale has become the first British-born American to walk in space Dr Foale - originally from Lincolnshire - and Dr Bernard Harris, the first black astronaut, stepped out into the open cargo bay of Nasa's space shuttle Discovery at 1210 GMT They were testing a modified space suit and astronaut endurance
- BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1988: Shuttle blasts US back into space - BBC News
Discovery landed safely at Edwards Air Force base, California, four days later The crew on mission STS-26 were commander Frederick Hauck, Richard Covey, John Lounge, George Nelson, and David Hilmers Space shuttle research began in 1972 and Columbia was launched in 1981 - the world's first reusable space vehicle
- Space shuttle Discovery blasts off from Florida - BBC News
The space shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its mission to the International Space Station (ISS) The shuttle, on one of the final missions before the programme is shut down at the end of 2010, is hauling equipment and supplies to the station The astronauts are due to carry out three spacewalks
- BBC NEWS | Special Report | ISS | Shuttle makes night landing
Discovery swooped through a mostly clear sky and touched down at Kennedy Space Center just after 0200 local time (0700BST) It was only the 11th time that a space shuttle had landed in darkness Discovery astronauts spent six of their 10 days in orbit preparing the International Space Station (ISS) for its first long-term occupants next year
- BBC NEWS | Science Nature | Astronauts finish long spacewalk
Discovery astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Steve Robinson are now back inside the space shuttle after completing a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk The two shuttle crew members tested repair techniques for heatshield tiles during the first spacewalk of the Discovery's mission
- Calculating Space Shuttle Velocity: Astronaut Melroys Historic Flight
Problem Statement: Astronaut Pam Melroy, history's 3rd woman space shuttle pilot, flew the space shuttle discovery to the International Space Station to complete construction in October of 2000 To undock from the space station, Pilot Melroy released goooks holding the 2 spacecraft together and the 68 000-kg shuttle pushed away from the space station with the aid of 4 large springs
- BBC NEWS | Science Nature | Shuttles heat-resistant surfaces
Underneath its outer skin, the space shuttle is made from aluminium, much like any ordinary aircraft When returning from space, the orbiter hurtles towards Earth at speeds of up to 27,360km h (17,000mph) The confrontation with our atmosphere can heat the surface of the vehicle to temperatures of 1,600C (3,000F) - hot enough to melt steel
- BBC NEWS | Science Nature | Shuttle Discovery back in Florida
The space shuttle Discovery has arrived back at Florida's Kennedy Space Center after travelling piggyback across the US on a modified Boeing 747 It had been forced by bad weather to land in California when it returned from two weeks in space on 9 August
- Shuttle Discovery docks at International Space Station
Nasa's space shuttle Discovery has docked with the International Space Station, without the use of the normal radar tracking system It is only the second time in 10 years a shuttle has docked without radar assistance Discovery's commander Alan Poindexter used a video feed of the docking hatches to line the shuttle up with the ISS
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