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The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56.
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Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
Space Shuttle Discovery is a retired American Space Shuttle orbiter. The spaceplane was one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
STS-56
1993 American crewed spaceflight
STS-56 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform special experiments. It was Discovery's 16th flight. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 8, 1993.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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