Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - STS-133 ibasa rechi39 uye rokupedzisira re"Discovery" muchadenga, basa rechi35 rokutakura zvinhu kuenda kuISS, uye rwendo rwechi133 muchirongwa chose chokutakura zvinhu. "Discovery" yakasvika pazviteshi zviviri zvomuchadenga zvakasiyana-siyana, "Mir" neISS, uye yakanga iri shuttle yokutanga kubhururuka pashure pengwavaira dze"Challenger" ne"Columbia"
. "Discovery" yakaita rwendo rwayo rwokutanga paSTS-41-D muna 1984, kubvira ipapo yakava nzvimbo ine ruzivo uye yakare kudarika dzose dzakapona, uye yakapa mitoro inobatsira kumhepo yakadai seHubble Space Telescope uye kuva yekutanga shuttle kubhururuka muRussia cosmonaut muchadenga.