I don’t have live access to current news feeds right now. Here’s how you can quickly check the latest about the Space Shuttle Discovery and related disasters:
- Check major outlets’ space desks: NASA’s official site and major papers (e.g., Los Angeles Times, New York Times) often post timely updates on spaceflight incidents and investigations.
- Look for trusted live blogs or space news aggregators (Space.com, Ars Technica’s space section, BBC Science) with “Discovery” and “space shuttle” keywords.
- If you’re seeking historical context (e.g., Challenger, Columbia, Discovery retirements), I can summarize the key events and timelines.
Would you like me to pull together a concise, sourced recap of the major historical Space Shuttle disasters and where Discovery fits in, or would you prefer I search for the very latest headlines and summarize them with links?
Sources
Discovery Lifts Off; 1st Shuttle Flight Since 2003
www.cbsnews.comLiftoff's 'majesty' gratifies NASA, but falling debris has engineers worried.
www.latimes.comDivers for the documentary first spotted the Challenger piece in March while looking for wreckage of a Second World War plane off the coast of Florida.
globalnews.caFlashes of flame from space shuttle Discovery lit up the darkened sky as the space shuttle blazed off the launch pad for the first nighttime liftoff in four years.
www.foxnews.comMany astronauts who flew on the shuttle Discovery helped usher it into the Smithsonian Museum. Discovery, NASA's oldest and most traveled space shuttle, is now a relic.
www.space.comThe space shuttle Discovery is aloft after blasting off from Earth for the last time.
www.cbc.caNASA's space shuttle Discovery will get a spaceship autopsy before retiring to a museum. Discovery is expected to be sent to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
www.space.comDiscovery Will Have New Fuel Tank When It Launches In Mid-July
www.cbsnews.comNASA said that it's "carefully considering additional actions to take that will properly honor the legacy of the Challenger, the crew members who were lost, and the families who loved them."
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