Discovery

Summary

Discovery is a Space Shuttle orbiter^[1]. Discovery draws 1,626 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 image is recorded as STS-133 Space Shuttle Discovery after undocking 3 (cropped).jpg^[5].
• Discovery's instance of is recorded as Space Shuttle orbiter^[6].
• Discovery's instance of is recorded as exhibit^[7].
• Discovery's owned by is recorded as Smithsonian Institution^[8].
• Discovery's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[9].
• HMS Discovery is named after Discovery^[10].
• Discovery's manufacturer is recorded as Rockwell International^[11].
• Discovery's collection is recorded as National Air and Space Museum^[12].
• Discovery's GND ID is recorded as 4467628-1^[13].
• Discovery's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no89003749^[14].
• Discovery's part of is recorded as Space Shuttle program^[15].
• Discovery's part of is recorded as space mission^[16].
• Discovery's part of is recorded as Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center^[17].
• Discovery's Commons category is recorded as Space Shuttle Discovery^[18].
• Discovery's country of origin is recorded as United States^[19].
• Discovery's first flight is recorded as +1984-08-30T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Discovery's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.91137194444445, 'lon': -77.44522388888889}^[21].
• Discovery's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_t4^[22].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as contract awarding^[23].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as rollout^[24].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as delivery^[25].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as deployment^[26].
• Discovery's significant event is recorded as docking^[27].

Why It Matters

Discovery draws 1,626 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.^[28] Discovery is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]