Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...
Lawmakers pushing to move the iconic spacecraft from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to Texas just got the Department of Justice involved. Reading time 3 minutes Texas Senators have launched an ...
A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...
In a move that has sparked both political debate and public outcry, Congress recently approved $85 million in federal funding to potentially relocate the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian's ...
The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A provision in ...
Within the next 18 months, the space shuttle Discovery may be disassembled in Washington D.C., transported more than 1,000 miles to Houston and reassembled. But not if grassroots group Keep The ...
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"You'd be doing irreparable damage." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more ...
The fate of space shuttle Discovery remains in limbo as NASA approaches an important deadline outlined in President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This legislation gave acting NASA ...