Workhorse Shuttle Discovery On Final Flight

By Mark Carreau
Johnson Space Center

NASA’s space shuttle Discovery is bound for its fleet-leading 39th and final mission, an 11-day voyage to the International Space Station to deliver an equipment storage compartment. The last scheduled run is taking place amid growing urgency for the White House, Congress and NASA to resolve uncertainties over how and when the 30-year-old program will end ...

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