STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT on its 31st flight on July 26, 2005. The launch, 907 days
Discovery performing the first ever rendezvous pitch maneuver during STS-114
Back (L-R): Robinson, Thomas, Camarda, Noguchi Front (L–R): Kelly, Lawrence, CollinsSpace Shuttle program← STS-107STS-121 →
STS 114 day before launch
July 26: Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 launch.
STS-121 was a 2006 Space Shuttle mission to the International Space Station flown by Space Shuttle Discovery on its 32nd flight. The main purposes of the mission were to test new safety and repair tec
STS-114
…decided on July 27 to postpone future shuttle flights pending additional modifications to the flight hardware. Shuttle flights resumed a year later with STS-121 on July 4, 2006. This mission was to carry the Expedition 7 crew to the ISS and bring home the Expedition 6 crew. The original crew was to be…
Fossum and Sellers on the end of Discovery's Orbiter Boom Sensor System during the mission's first EVA
(L-R) Wilson, Fossum, Lindsey, Sellers, Kelly, Reiter, Nowak.Space Shuttle program← STS-114STS-115 →
Discovery is moved from the OPF to VAB for STS-121.