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The cameras that stayed on Discovery showed it cracking
Diagnostic cameras on Discovery's external tank captured cracking metal - why did the shuttle's final flight keep being delayed?
The cameras that stayed on Discovery showed it cracking
This episode details the challenges faced by Space Shuttle Discovery during its final mission, STS-133, as engineers race against time to address unprecedented issues. It explores the series of technical problems that threatened to ground the most experienced spacecraft ever built.
Mission: STS-133
Spacecraft: Space Shuttle Discovery
Original Launch Date: September 16, 2010
Actual Launch Date: February 24, 2011…
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