The Space Shuttle Endeavour Has A Futuristic New Home

Visitors to the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at The California Science Center will be able to see and explore the space ...

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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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) ...
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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 ...
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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 violations in the battle for space shuttle Discovery.
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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.

A NASA commander’s most important system wasn’t a computer. It was the crew.

Her determination eventually led her to join NASA and take a leading role in building the International Space Station through ...

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

"As the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle, I worked very hard at that because I didn't want people to say, 'Oh look, the woman has made a mistake'. Because it wasn't just about me, it was about ...
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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.

Texas Republicans allege Smithsonian broke lobbying law on shuttle

Three Texas GOP lawmakers are alleging that the Smithsonian Institution illegally lobbied Congress to block the transfer of the space shuttle Discovery from a Virginia museum to Houston, ...