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Space Shuttle DiscoverySpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Discovery was NASA orbiter OV-103.
Space Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle orbiterLostSpace Shuttle Columbia was NASA orbiter OV-102 and the first Space Shuttle orbiter to fly in space.
Space Shuttle AtlantisSpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Atlantis was NASA orbiter OV-104.
Space Shuttle EndeavourSpace Shuttle orbiterRetiredSpace Shuttle Endeavour was NASA orbiter OV-105 and the final operational shuttle orbiter built.
Hubble Space Telescope observatoryOrbital astronomy observatoryActiveHubble Space Telescope observatory was a about 24,000 pounds (10,900 kilograms) at launch observatory operated by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Space Telescope Science Institute.
Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02International Space Station particle-physics observatoryOperationalAlpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2 (AMS-02) is an international, Department of Energy-sponsored precision cosmic-ray particle detector assembled at CERN.
Apollo Telescope MountSolar observatory and station attitude-control assemblyReenteredThe Apollo Telescope Mount was Skylab's externally mounted solar observatory, electrical-power source, and precision pointing assembly.
Mesoscale Lightning ExperimentAtmospheric imaging experimentMission concludedThe Mesoscale Lightning Experiment repurposed standard Shuttle imaging hardware into a wide-area storm observatory.
Terra ScoutCrew-operated direct-view optical observation systemFlown hardwareTerra Scout paired Army imagery analyst Thomas Hennen with the Spaceborne Direct-View Optical System during STS-44.