In 1985, Williams served as pilot of STS-51D aboard space shuttle Discovery. During the mission, the crew (which included payload specialist Charles Walker, another Boilermaker astronaut) deployed ...

Shuttle Discovery's facts and feats Image: Discovery is shown circled by its 39 mission patches -- including the patch for its final flight, STS-133.

An era of space travel is about to come to a close. Nasa space shuttle Discovery returned to the launch pad yesterday for its 39th and final launch flight. The STS-133 mission to the International ...

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday (about 7.45am Monday, Singapore time), announced the National Aeronautics and ...

This afternoon marks a historic moment for NASA’s space shuttle Discovery. Today will be the 39th and final time it will launch from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida. After nearly ...

Launched in April 1985, STS-51D was shuttle Discovery's fourth flight and marked the first time a sitting member of Congress, Senator Jake Garn, flew in space.

In 1985, it became the only shuttle orbiter to fly four times in a single year. One of those missions, STS-51D, counted the first sitting member of Congress among its crew, Utah Senator Jake Garn.

Bobko served as mission commander on both STS-51D space shuttle Discovery in April 1985 and mission STS-51J, the maiden voyage of shuttle Atlantis in Oct. 1985.

Discovery still is targeted to launch March 18 on its STS-131 mission to the International Space Station, but the date is being evaluated.

The six astronauts and cosmonauts who make up the full-size crew of the International Space Station are set to receive a load of hardware this week designed to make their orbiting outpost a ...