“…Then the orbiter was powered down forever.”
Discovery’s historic cargo bay goes dark
BY JUSTIN RAY
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: December 16, 2011
After deploying 21 satellites from expansive confines, including the Hubble Space Telescope, commercial spacecraft and military eavesdroppers, hosting scientific platforms and hauling key pieces of the International Space Station, the payload bay of space shuttle Discovery was closed and locked as the spacecraft was powered off for the final time Friday.
With commands sent from the firing room in the nearby Launch Control Center, the port door swung shut first, followed by the starboard door.
Then the orbiter was powered down forever.
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