Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission

Aug 1, 2013

0h 46m

★ 6.0

Overview

With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than any other shuttle. She has flown more than 148 million miles, and has become one of the most storied spacecraft in American history. Join us as we celebrate her remarkable past and follow her final flight: to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. It's an emotionally charged mission full of logistical challenges. Discovery is a robust, but very fragile aircraft, and getting her to D.C. in one piece will require some innovative engineering.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Smithsonian Networks

Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission Trailers

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jeff Wilburn

Self - Payload Specialist, 1984-1985

Charles Walker

Self - Discovery Flow Director, NASA

Stephanie Stilson

Self - Curator, National Air and Space Museum

Valerie Neal

Self - Astronaut, 1988-1994

Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.

Self - Astronaut, 1985-2001

Frank Culbertson

Self - Astronaut, 1987-1996

William F. Readdy

Self - Chief Conservator, National Air and Space Museum

Malcolm Collum

Self - Astronaut, 1985-1995

Kathryn Thornton

Self - Astronaut, 1995-2007

Pamela Ann Melroy

Self - Kennedy Space Center

Mike Parrish

Self - Kennedy Space Center

Cliff Semonski

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