Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - STS-133 yakarongerwa kuva basa rokupedzisira re"Discovery", rayo rokutanga riri STS-41-D muna 1984. "Discovery" yakabhururuka nendege 39 munhoroondo yayo yekushanda, kusanganisira basa razvino, ichiendesa mitoro yakati wandei muchadenga kusanganisira Hubble Space Telescope uye kushanyira nzvimbo mbiri dzakasiyana dzenzvimbo: "Mir" uye ISS. STS-133 ibasa rechi133 rokutakura uye basa rechi35 kuISS. "Discovery" ndiyo ngarava yekare kupfuura dzose, uye yakabhururuka mishoni dzakawanda kupfuura dzimwe ngarava dzose. Yakanga iriwo ndege yokutanga kubhururuka pashure pengozi yeChallenger uye ndiyo yakanga iri ndege yokutanga kubhururuka pashure pengozi yeSpace Shuttle Columbia
. Gare gare, "Discovery" yakava shuttle yokutanga kubhururuka nomunhu wokuRussia.