Fifteen years ago today, the roar of engines and a pillar of fire lit up the Florida sky as Space Shuttle Discovery began its final journey into space.

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MISSION: STS-133, Fifth International Space Station Utilization Flight (ULF5), the 133rd launch of the shuttle program and the 35th to the ISS. ORBITER: Discovery (OV-103), making its 39th flight.

When Lindsey and his crewmates were named to the crew of shuttle mission STS-133, NASA intended Discovery's flight to be the program's final voyage, following a Bush administration mandate to finish ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Discovery. Lift ...

What: On April 19, crew members of the STS-133 space shuttle mission to the International Space Station will visit NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., to speak to the Marshall ...

Amateur astronomer Tony Hoffman of New York City took this long-exposure photo of the shuttle Discovery (right light line) and International Space Station as they flew over Flushing Meadows Park in ...