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Discovery was the next shuttle to launch. Over 2 years later.
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Space Shuttle Discovery, September 29, 1988.
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the Hubble Space Telescope
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Space shuttle Discovery flew a mission in April 1990 to launch the Hubble Space Telescope.
That was the Space Shuttle Discovery, on mission STS-31, in April, 1990.
The last Space Shuttle launch was Space Shuttle Atlantis at 11:29 a.m. EDT, on July 8, 2011. For each individual Shuttle, it is as follows: Atlantis: July 8, 2011 Endeavor: May 16, 2011 Discovery: February 24, 2011
NASA maintains 3 shuttle orbiters, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. As of July 2009, the most recent launch was of Endeavour. Discovery is currently scheduled for launch in late August 2009.
1984. The first launch was for mission STS-41D, which ran from August 30, 1984 to September 5, 1984.
Space Shuttle Discovery's contract was awarded to Palmdale in California in 1979. Construction started on August 27th, 1979. Space Shuttle Discovery completed construction on February 25th, 1983, and was delivered to Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 9th, 1893. Discovery's first launch was August 30th, 1984 on mission STS-41-D.