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Texas senators want to move space shuttle Discovery to Houston. The Smithsonian is fighting back.

The fate of space shuttle Discovery remains in limbo as NASA approaches an important deadline outlined in President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This legislation gave acting NASA ...
Houston Public Media

Space Shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian and NASA say it may have to be sent in pieces

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...
Gizmodo

Texas Senators Want to Chop Up Space Shuttle Discovery

Discovery has been on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum for more than a decade. Now, Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn want to bring it to Texas. Reading time 3 minutes The ...
Forbes

Space Shuttle Discovery Would Need To Be Dismantled For Planned Move

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...
wjla

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum could lose famous Space Shuttle Discovery under new bill

WASHINGTON (7News) — Space Shuttle Discovery, the most space-flown orbiter in NASA’s fleet, may soon be embarking on a new mission. Not to space, but from its long-time home at the Smithsonian’s ...
The Hill

Give Space Center Houston a Starship instead of the Discovery

Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Republicans of Texas, want the space shuttle Discovery to be moved to Space Center Houston from its current location at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near ...
The Hill

Space Shuttle Discovery would move to Texas under GOP megabill

The Space Shuttle Discovery would move to Texas under President Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill, according to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “Houston has long been the cornerstone of our nation’s ...