Texas and the Smithsonian Are Locked in a Custody Battle Over a Space Shuttle

Two senators earmarked $85 million for the move to Houston—but safely shipping an 86-ton shuttle orbiter cross-country could ...

Houston's Created Its Own Problem: The Unnecessary Fight To Snatch Up The Discovery Space ...

If there is a custody battle to be had, the Smithsonian has it locked down.
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Demolition Launches New Era in History of Vandenberg’s SLC-6

Pieces of Vandenberg Space Force Base history crashed down on Tuesday as remnants of the West Coast Space Shuttle program were demolished to make way for ...
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Timeline - NASA's space shuttle program winding down

(Reuters) - The U.S. space agency NASA is ending its shuttle program this summer after two more missions. The shuttle Endeavour blasted off on Monday on a mission to deliver a high-profile physics ...
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Timeline: NASA's 30-year space shuttle program winding down

(Reuters) - U.S. space agency NASA is ending its shuttle program this summer after two more missions. Shuttle Endeavour is due to launch on Friday on a mission to deliver a high-profile physics ...

Space Shuttle is set to be moved out of Smithsonian and to Texas thanks to Trump’s tax bill

Space Shuttle is set to be moved out of Smithsonian and to Texas thanks to Trump’s tax bill - President Donald Trump’s bill will allocate $85 million to transport the Discovery space shuttle from the ...
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NASA's Space Shuttle Program

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Space Shuttle facilitated our ability to observe both earth and the universe from low-earth orbit. It is where we learned how to live and work ...