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How Space Shuttle Discovery Almost Became a Victim of Cultural Vandalism

Space Shuttle Discovery remains intact at the Smithsonian after officials warned relocation could damage the historic orbiter ...

New NASA head appears to slow controversial Discovery shuttle move

Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, signaled he was open to offering other spacecraft to Texas instead of the Discovery, housed at the Smithsonian.
LAist

NASA Postpones Discovery Shuttle Launch

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Gizmodo

NASA’s New Chief Finds Loophole for Texas Shuttle Switcheroo

“One way or another, we’re going to make sure Johnson Space Center gets its historic spacecraft right where it belongs.” Reading time 3 minutes For months, Texas senators have made a controversial ...
Scientific American

NASA’s New Chief Just Put a Fresh Twist on the Texas Space Shuttle Saga

The great Texas space shuttle saga has taken a new twist: Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA, indicated that the space shuttle Discovery may not move from its retirement home ...
The Hill

Give Space Center Houston a Starship instead of the Discovery

Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Republicans of Texas, want the space shuttle Discovery to be moved to Space Center Houston from its current location at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near ...
CNN

California landing ends shuttle's Hubble trip

Space shuttle Atlantis landed Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base after rainy weather in Florida precluded a landing at Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle touched down at 8:39 a.m. PT at Edwards, about ...