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Transporting Discovery would be enormously complicated since the two modified Boeing 747s that carried space shuttles mounted ...
The nearly 900-page spending bill, dubbed by President Donald Trump as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” includes a provision ...
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NASA may relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Houston under a new $85M law, sparking debate over the ...
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's ...
The historic space shuttle Discovery, one of NASA’s most famous orbiters, may soon be moving again—though not into space.
The "One Big Beautiful Bill," now enacted, directs that space shuttle Discovery be removed from the Smithsonian and placed on display at Space Center Houston by January 2027.
What takes 170,000 pounds, orbited the Earth 39 times, and is about to embark on a cross-country relocation that would make even the most experienced moving firm break out in a cold sweat? The answer: ...
Out of that appropriations, $85 million is directed to carry out Cornyn's Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act, which calls for Discovery to be removed from its home of the past 13 years, the National ...
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 ...
The space shuttle has been at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center since 2012, drawing 25 million visitors.
Much of the shuttle’s storied history was written in Houston, home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. But today, Discovery rests far from Texas, on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and ...
The "big, beautiful bill" passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump last week has been criticized for ...