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Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-53 for the United States Department of Defense.

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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…
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STS-53

1992 American crewed spaceflight for the Department of Defense

STS-53 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission in support of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It was Discovery's 15th flight. The mission was launched on December 2, 1992, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This was also the last mission to have been operated…
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December 2

Day of the year

December 2 is the 336th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 29 days remain until the end of the year.
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