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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas

The Smithsonian recently confirmed that NASA and the museum have been directed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...

The Battle Over Space Shuttle Discovery Keeps Getting Crazier

Lawmakers pushing to move the iconic spacecraft from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to Texas just got the Department of ...
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Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian

The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in ...

GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Smithsonian over space shuttle fight

Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving ...
FLYING Magazine on MSN

Texas Republicans Urge DOJ to Investigate Smithsonian as Space Shuttle Fight Escalates

Three U.S. lawmakers from Texas are accusing the Smithsonian Institution of engaging in “illegal lobbying” to block Discovery ...

Cornyn seeks DOJ probe of Smithsonian over alleged lobbying on space shuttle Discovery

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the Smithsonian Institution for potential lobbying ...

'It's harder to be a parent than a space shuttle commander', trailblazing Nasa pilot tells BBC

Eileen Collins made history as the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft - but despite her remarkable ...
Texas Standard

How hard could it be to move a space shuttle? The federal government may soon find out

Moving the Discovery from Virginia to Texas could be risky for the fragile craft. After the space shuttle Discovery made its ...
ZME Science on MSN

This Historian Interviewed Nearly Every Woman Astronaut and Learned How They Redefined NASA Forever

Historian Valerie Neal reveals how women astronauts transformed NASA and redefined what it means to explore space.
The National Interest on MSN

Why Virginia and Texas Are Fighting over the Discovery Space Shuttle

Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.
MIT Technology Review

25 years of research in space

MIT astronauts aboard the International Space Station—and the MIT researchers who have sent up experiments—have advanced our ...