| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | OV-103 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Rockwell Space Shuttle |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Rockwell Space Shuttle |
| Aircraft Version: | Rockwell Space Shuttle |
| C/n (msn): | OV-103 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Aircraft Name: | Discovery |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 5 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 276338 |
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On display at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, National Air and Space Museum. Named after a sailing ship that had pioneered scientific research, Discovery flew its first mission in 1984 and last in 2011 for a total of 39 spaceflights, more than any other Space Shuttle or spacecraft. It spent 365 days in space and clocked more than 238 million km. Reinforced carbon-carbon on the nose cone differs in color with the tessellation of 30,757 silica tiles forming the heat shield. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 September 2020, and has since been viewed 629 times. |