Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-114

Mission Details

STS-114 was the first "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Discovery launched at 10:39 EDT (14:39 UTC), 26 July 2005. The launch, 907 days (approx. 29 months) after the loss of Columbia, was approved despite unresolved fuel sensor anomalies in the external tank that had prevented the shuttle from launching on 13 July, its originally scheduled date.

Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Programs

International Space Station, Space Shuttle

Launch Site

Pad

Launch Complex 39B

Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Country

🇺🇸 USA