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Smithsonian pushing back on plans to relocate space shuttle
There is a battle brewing over ownership of a retired NASA space shuttle. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by ...
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 ...
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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.
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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 ...
“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian
A political effort to remove space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and place it on display in Texas encountered some ...
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.
'This Is Not A Transfer, It's A Heist': Dick Durbin Slams Removal Of Space Shuttle From Smithsonian
In a Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting on Thursday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) condemned moving the Discovery space shuttle from Washington, D.C. to Houston, TX.