STS-133 was the 133rd mission flown in the Space Shuttle Program and was the final flight of the Shuttle Discovery. During the mission Discovery docked with the International Space Station and delivered the Leonardo Multipurpose Module. The mission launched on February 24, 2011, and after its successful 13-day mission returned safely on March 9, 2011. The crew consisted of six American astronauts, all of whom had been on prior spaceflights. The STS-133 crew joined the long-duration six person crew of Expedition 26, who were already aboard the space station.

Discovery lifts-off from launch pad 39A on February 24, 2011, at 21:53:24 UTC.



Mission Specialist Nicole Stott and her X-33 working on Discovery’s aft flight deck.



The Shuttle Discovery touches down on the Shuttle Runway Facility runway 15 at 16:57:17 UTC.



“Houston, Discovery, for the final time, wheels stop,”

Those two words “wheels stop” carry a great significance for the Shuttle Program. At the end of each Shuttle landing, after the Shuttle rolls out and comes to a complete stop on the runway, the commander calls mission control with those words, indicating the mission has ended.
CREDIT - NASA Kennedy Space Center

Here is the new piece added to my Speedmaster Signature Collection signed by STS-133 Mission Specialist Nicole Stott. The piece marks Stott’s final space mission capping off a distinguished 27 year career at NASA, as well as marking the 365 total days Discovery spent in space.



This plaque is embedded at the edge of runway 15 where the Shuttle Discovery came to stop for the final time at the Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida. More on these plaques can be found at collectSPACE.



The STS-133 crew poses with the Shuttle Discovery after their successful mission. Crew members, from left, Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Pilot Eric Boe, Commander Steve Lindsey, Mission Specialist Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen.



Discovery’s real final mission and wheels stop. Discovery now on display at the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.



I would like to thank astronaut Nicole Stott for her participation in my project and the time and effort she put into to creating one of best looking pieces in the collection.

This collection has been assembled for my own personal use and its sole purpose is to honor the men and women that participated in the spaceflight program and their achievements. The collection is not endorsed by Omega, The Swatch Group, NASA, or the astronauts participating and there are no commercial or financial interests associated with the collection. In no way do I benefit either financially or otherwise from this collection.