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Discovering Discovery's Payloads for STS-133
Space shuttle Discovery carries not only the STS-133 crewmembers, but also some fascinating research and technology.
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Leonardo: Frequently Visited ISS Soon to Be Home
The new Permanent Multipurpose Module Leonardo should know its way around the International Space Station as it marks its eighth and final visit to the orbiting laboratory.
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External Tank Draws Facebook Questions
Space shuttle main engine technicians discuss the careful techniques required for the work.
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Managers Confident About Tank Fixes
Space shutttle Discovery's external tank is undergoing modifications to strengthen its support stringers.
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NASA Railroad Keeps Shuttle's Boosters on Right Track
For nearly three decades, the NASA Railroad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida has kept the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters on track.
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'There's the Orbiter, Go Put a Motor in It'
Space shuttle main engine technicians discuss the careful techniques required for the work.
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Tanking Test Evaluates Stringers, GUCP
Teams filled Discovery's external fuel tank with super-cold propellants to analyze stress on stringers.
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Roster of Runways Ready to Bring a Shuttle Home
NASA has a roster of runways around the globe that could host a shuttle landing.
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Demanding Design Boosts Shuttle Engine
The space shuttle main engine endures extremes of every kind during launch, just as its designers intended.
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Technicians Use Scanners to Survey External Tank
A pair of scanning technologies are being used to peer through space shuttle Discovery's external tank.
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Oh Snap, NASA and LEGO Join Forces for Space, Math Education
NASA and LEGO have joined forces to inspire students to learn more math and science.
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'Top Chef's' Winning Short Ribs Set to Fly on Discovery
An award-winning "Top Chef" recipe is set to fly to the International Space Station on Discovery’s STS-133 mission.
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Shuttle's Cargo Celebrates Discovery's History
The crew of STS-133 is taking along dozens of items to mark the last space voyage of Discovery.
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STS-133: Final Flight of Discovery
Workhorse, ambassador, scientist and equal opportunity emissary. Space shuttle Discovery has fulfilled all those roles over the course of its 352 days in space, thus far.
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Counting Down to Launch
Kennedy Space Center's timing crew keeps a sharp eye on the launch countdown clock.
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AMS Discoveries Will Surprise, Lead Scientist Predicts
The Nobel laureate leading the AMS project expects the instrument to reveal fundamental answers about the universe and raise new questions.
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Orbiter Test Conductors Keep Watchful Eyes on Shuttles
Team members help keep liftoff preps on schedule and give final countdown instructions to astronauts.
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TCDT: Hands-on Launch Training
The Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test has taken place at Kennedy Space Center since 1981 preparing the space shuttle crew for launch day.
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Slow-motion Giants Carry Shuttles to the Pad
The solid dependability of the crawlers serves the shuttle program to the end.
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Shuttle Displays Convey Lasting Tribute
In Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach's office overlooking Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center, his emotions have inspired several beautiful works of art.