Discovery

Summary

Discovery is a Space Shuttle orbiter^[1]. Discovery draws 3,086 Wikipedia views per month (space_shuttle_orbiter category, ranking #4 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• Discovery is located in Chantilly^[3].
• Discovery is in the country of United States^[4].
• Discovery's instance of is recorded as Space Shuttle orbiter^[5].
• Discovery's instance of is recorded as exhibit^[6].
• Discovery is owned by Smithsonian Institution^[7].
• Discovery is operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[8].
• HMS Discovery is named after Discovery^[9].
• Discovery's manufacturer is recorded as Rockwell International^[10].
• Discovery's collection is recorded as National Air and Space Museum^[11].
• Discovery is part of Space Shuttle program^[12].
• Discovery is part of space mission^[13].
• Discovery is part of Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center^[14].
• Discovery's Commons category is recorded as Space Shuttle Discovery^[15].
• Discovery's country of origin is recorded as United States^[16].
• Discovery's first flight is recorded as August 30, 1984^[17].
• Discovery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.91137194444445, 'lon': -77.44522388888889}^[18].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as contract awarding^[19].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as rollout^[20].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as delivery^[21].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as deployment^[22].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as docking^[23].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as docking^[24].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as last flight^[25].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as permanent exhibition^[26].
• Discovery's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/shuttleoperations/orbiters/discovery-info.html^[27].

Body

Publication

Part of include Space Shuttle program^[12], a NASA program^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1972^[30]; space mission^[13]; and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center^[14], an aviation museum^[31], in United States^[32].

Why It Matters

Discovery draws 3,086 Wikipedia views per month (space_shuttle_orbiter category, ranking #4 of 9).^[2] Discovery has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Discovery is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]