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Hubble Space Telescope. Courtesy of NASA

Suggestion: move the grieving to a safe track and prolong his life

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Astroscale's collaboration with the Momentos company offers NASA a commercial solution that will allow the famous satellite - which recently celebrated its 33rd birthday - to be attached and towed to an orbit that will also be cleaned of space debris
Passenger jets land and their passengers were able to view the Discovery shuttle aboard NASA Space Shuttle 905. Photo: Ken Cramer, Universe Today

Discovery's final voyage ended at the Smithsonian Museum

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The space shuttle Discovery takes off in 2009 from California where it landed back at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A similar flight will soon bring her to the Air and Space Museum in Washington

The end of the space shuttle program resulted in a high level of unemployment and disappointment

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Landing of the shuttle Discovery for the last time, 9/3/2011

The space shuttle Discovery has landed safely for the last time

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Discovery on its last mission (STS-133) immediately after detaching from the space station when both spacecraft were over the Sahara desert. Photo: NASA

Discovery undocked from the space station in preparation for landing on Wednesday

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Pictured: All 12 crew members - six space lander and six Discovery astronauts gathered for a live press conference

The Discovery astronauts have completed their missions on the space station

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The astronauts on mission STS-133 work on the second spacewalk, March 2, 2010. Photo: NASA

The second spacewalk in the Discovery mission has ended

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Astronauts Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen on the first spacewalk on mission STS-133, on February 28, 2011

The first spacewalk on mission STS-133 was completed

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The space shuttle Discovery docks at the space station for the last time, February 2011

Hard docking for Discovery at the International Space Station

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The launch of the shuttle Discovery for mission STS-133, on 25/2/2011

A smooth launch for the shuttle Discovery on its final journey to the International Space Station

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The Space Shuttle Discovery last launch eve. Photo: NASA

The countdown continues to the launch of the last mission of the shuttle Discovery tonight

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Space shuttle Discovery on the launch pad, February 2011

After about four months of delay: Discovery will be launched on Thursday

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Repair of the components connecting the oxygen and hydrogen tanks in the external fuel tank of the shuttle Discovery, STS-133. Photo: NASA

NASA managers will set a new launch date for Discovery within a week

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The areas where the cracks occurred in the outer tank of the shuttle Discovery and which were covered with sealing materials, December 2010. Photo: NASA

The shuttle Discovery will be launched no earlier than February 3, 2011

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The arrival of the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft to land in Kazakhstan, 25/11/2010 Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls

The members of the 25th crew of the space station landed in Kazakhstan while the shuttle was still grounded

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The leak area of ​​the liquid hydrogen and oxygen in the component connecting the space shuttle Discovery therefore the launch. Photo: NASA TV

The launch of the Discovery has been delayed until at least the end of the month due to leaks

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Discovery on the launch pad for mission STS-133, October 2010. Photo: Universe Today

Discovery will be launched on its final journey two days late - on Wednesday

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Discovery stopping on her way to the VAB, for the last time. Photo: Jason Ryan, universe today

The space shuttle Discovery rolled into the shuttle assembly facility for the last time

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Shuttle Discovery landing after mission STS-131 on April 20, 2010

Discovery landed safely.

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The shuttle Discovery, 17/4/2010 after leaving the International Space Station. Photo: NASA

The space shuttle Discovery has left the space station

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Rick Mastracho Third Time - Third and final walk on mission STS-131, on April 13, 2010

The third and final spacewalk of mission STS-131 has ended

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Rick Mastrazzo on the second spacewalk of mission STS-131, on April 11, 2010

The second spacewalk in the Discovery mission on the space station has been completed * A strap that came loose caused delays and the postponement of some of the missions

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Astronaut Rick Mastracho exiting the Quest lander at the space station, April 9, 2010

First spacewalk on the STS-131 mission: removing an empty ammonia tank and preparing to replace a gyroscope

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The space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-131, a few minutes before docking at the space station

The space shuttle Discovery docked successfully at the space station despite the malfunction in the radar

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An interesting angle of the launch of the space shuttle Discovery for mission STS-131, , 5/4/2010

A malfunction in Discovery's central antenna that is responsible for transmitting TV broadcasts to the ground and the radar for connecting to the station

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