May 5
28 Years Ago Today: Discovery Takes Flight On June 3, 1998, the Space Shuttle Discovery launched into the blue for mission STS-91, marking a historic final chapter in the Shuttle-Mir program
This stunning top-down view captures Discovery with its cargo bay doors wide open, drifting over Earth’s clouds. This mission wasn't just about the views; it served as the final docking between a U.S. Space Shuttle and the Russian Space Station Mir, closing a bridge of international cooperation that paved the way for the ISS we know today.
Looking at this reminds us that the sky isn't the limit—it's just the beginning.
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