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Space Shuttle Discovery at James S McDonnell Space Hangar at Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian Air Space Museum, in Virginia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Space shuttle Discovery at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Royalty Free Stock Photo

Space Shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum

Discovery was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most accomplished orbiter, the champion of the NASA shuttle fleet. Discovery flew on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles) more than the other orbiters. It shuttled 184 men and women into space and back, many of whom flew more than once, for a record-setting total crew count of 251.