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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) ...
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 ...
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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 ...

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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Why NASA’s Plan to Relocate Space Shuttle Discovery Is Facing Outrage

A proposal to move Space Shuttle Discovery from its home at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has sparked ...
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Costs to move the Discovery shuttle from Smithsonian could exceed $300 million: Report

President Donald Trump celebrates Diwali at the White House. Winston RogersandScott Thuman TOPICS: ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — As the infamous saying goes, "Houston, we have a problem." When ...
KENS

Bipartisan mission to bring Space Shuttle Discovery home to Houston picks up steam

HOUSTON — A familiar voice echoed through history with the words, "3, 2, 1, and liftoff of the shuttle Discovery and the Hubble Telescope." That proud moment marked one of NASA’s most iconic ...
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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 ...
KXAN

Space Shuttle Discovery could return to Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill introduced Thursday could help bring the Space Shuttle Discovery back home to Texas. “The first word spoken from the moon was ‘Houston.’ To honor that legacy, it’s long overdue ...
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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.