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Trump 'Big Beautiful Bill' provides $85 million to move a NASA space shuttle. Here's where
NASA's retired Space Shuttle Discovery could be on the move from Virginia to Texas under a provision in the GOP's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill."
Trump's signing of 'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $85 million to move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Texas
Buried in the sweeping legislation is an $85 million provision to move NASA's most-flown spacecraft from the national collection to Space Center Houston.
Texas would get iconic space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian under Trump’s budget bill
The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Tuesday with a provision setting aside $85 million to move Discovery to Space Center Houston. U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans, are pushing for the move and lauded its passage this week. Cornyn said the move would right an “egregious wrong.”
Smithsonian would lose space shuttle to Texas under GOP bill
Moving Discovery was the goal of legislation brought earlier this year by Texas Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, who said in April that Houston's long ties to the space program should have been recognized with a space shuttle when four were retired by NASA in 2010.
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 Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum to Space Center Houston
Texas Tries To Use 'Big Beautiful Bill' To Steal Space Shuttle Discovery From The Smithsonian
Texas Senators are trying to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from its current home at the Smithsonian to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' a huge win for MS Coast space center that employs thousands
The space center employs many who live in New Orleans and Slidell and is a big win for Hancock County just months after federal leaders proposed major NASA cuts.
Trump proposes slashing NASA's budget by $6 billion
Trump has taken a sledgehammer to NASA's 2026 budget, announcing deep cuts to research funding and allocating one billion dollars to fund Elon Musk's dream.
One Big Brutal Bill: Ex-NASA brass decry Trump's proposed budget cuts
If this is the priority for our tax dollars, we are doomed' The US Congress has passed President Donald Trump's budget bill. In addition to the possibility of a Space Shuttle move, significant changes are on the way for NASA.
🛰️ Big beautiful bill shakes NASA—$85M move sends Discovery shuttle to Texas after 13 years
The historic space shuttle Discovery, one of NASA’s most famous orbiters, may soon be moving again—though not into space. Discovery, which has remained on display at a Virginia museum for over a decade,
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Smithsonian Fights Texas Grab For Space Shuttle Discovery
Transporting Discovery would be enormously complicated since the two modified Boeing 747s that carried space shuttles mounted ...
Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian
A political effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston has been merged with ...
Provision to bring Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston included in budget bill passed in Senate
The shuttle is currently housed at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.
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.
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NASA budget includes space shuttle move in 'Big Beautiful Bill' - USA TODAY
Trump 'Big Beautiful Bill' provides $85 million to move a NASA space shuttle. Here's where Discovery, which made its inaugural flight in 1984, completed 39 missions before it retired in 2011.
Space Shuttle Discovery's potential move to Houston could cost $300M-$400M, Smithsonian says (updated)
Texas senators want a shuttle in Houston — but the Smithsonian says taxpayers should be ready to foot a hefty bill.
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Behind the $85 Million Space Shuttle Move Fierce Debate Over Engineering, Cost, and National Legacy
I would much rather see that money invested in NASA’s science program,” said Garrett Reisman, who flew on Discovery as a ...