U.S. space shuttle Discovery flying career ended 27 years (Photo)

U.S. "Discovery" space shuttle 9, Kennedy Space Center in Florida a safe landing, the completion of the last trip to the International Space Station, but also the end of the nearly 27-year flying career.

"Discovery" lifted off on February 24, 26 and the International Space Station, which is serving its August 1984 flight since the 39th is the last plan. During docking with the space station, astronauts conducted two spacewalks to complete a series of tasks: moving the space station robot arm with a pair of additional new track, and cleaning a camera outside the station; use a hose rupture of residual ammonia in the ammonia pump discharge; for the space station robot Dextre outside the Canadian arm of the cameras installed and protective lens cover, remove the "Columbus" Laboratory Module of the device platform and some insulating material.

In addition, they were using a metal pot Space "collection." This called "bottle information" organized by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to raise public interest in space exploration and planning. Metal cans with the "Discovery" returned to Earth, will be shipped to Japan for museum visitors.

"Discovery" space station also brought in "robot astronaut 2", this is the first humanoid robot in space, space station and will become permanent residents. "Robot astronaut 2" by NASA and General Motors jointly developed the design, the body equipped with a variety of sensors, and a pair of flexible hands, NASA hope that it can assist or replace astronauts space walk and other dangerous operations.

The task is completed, "Discovery" would be the first aircraft this year, the space shuttle. In the future, people can glimpse in the museum of its hosting the Games. Service, the "Discovery" flight in space a total of 365 days, running about 238 million kilometers, to the space through the Hubble Space Telescope and other transportation equipment.

The United States has so far built six space shuttle, where "Enterprise" as the prototype, and a further five working machine, namely, "Columbia", "Challenger", "Discovery", "Atlantis" number and "Endeavor". "Challenger" and "Columbia" in 1986 and 2003, the disintegration of an explosion, "Endeavor" and "Atlantis" was the first year of the flight, the U.S. space shuttle will be retired.

Obama announced last year under the plan, the life of the International Space Station will be extended at least to 2020. After retiring the space shuttle, U.S. astronauts will rely on Russian spacecraft to the space station. Cargo resupply the space station by two commercial companies and the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan is responsible.
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