Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) had a career that ran from
1984 to 2011. She spent a cumulative total of 365 days in space,
longer than any other shuttle in the world. Discovery first
launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on August 30, 1984 on
STS-41-D. This six-day mission saw the deployment of two
communication satellites. In 1990, Discovery was the lucky
one selected to deploy the Hubble Space Telescope, the vantage
point from which we can view the rest of the universe. She landed
for the final time at Kennedy Space Center on March 19, 2011,
ending an almost 27 year service. With the end of the Space Shuttle
Program, Discovery will replace Enterprise at the
Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum at the
Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
The Shuttles in the fleet were named Enterprise,
Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and
Endeavor (and we'll include the Russian
Buran in the list as well).
The puzzle:
The Discovery Channel is one of my favorite channel to watch on
television. Probably my favorite show on Discovery is Mythbusters.
They've tested such myths as: Helium Football, Seesaw Saga, Dive to
Survive, Elevator of Death, Killer Brace Position, Voice Flame
Extinguisher, Bullets Fired Up, Boomerang Bullet, Earthquake
Machine, Confederate Steam Gun, Breaking Glass, Thermite vs. Ice,
and Lightning Strikes/Tongue Piercings, just to name a few.
