NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...
Morning Overview on MSN
Why Nasa used a Boeing 747 to carry the space shuttle
The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo ...
Found and Explained Official on MSN
Turning a B52 into a "spaceship" - Conroy Virtus
In the 1970s, aircraft designer John M. Conroy proposed building the world’s largest aircraft by merging two B-52 bombers ...
Hosts Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk to retired astronaut Terry Hart about STS-41C, a pivotal Space Shuttle mission for NASA.
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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.
Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving ...
Space.com on MSN
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) ...
A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his two rides to space remain on display in the Smithsonian. “Why should hundreds of millions of taxpayer ...
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