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[i]Arrival of the Space Shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.[/i]
[i]The space shuttle was the icon for U.S. human spaceflight for thirty years. First launched in 1981, space shuttles flew missions in Earth orbit through 2011. NASA built six space shuttle orbiters: Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour. More than 350 people flew on shuttle missions. Sadly, fourteen astronauts perished in the Columbia and Challenger tragedies. NASA transferred Enterprise to the Smithsonian, and it was displayed at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center until the Museum received Discovery. As the oldest shuttle orbiter with the longest record of distinction in spaceflight, Discovery now holds a place of honor among the many treasures in the Smithsonian.[/i]
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