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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas

The Smithsonian recently confirmed that NASA and the museum have been directed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...
Texas Standard

How hard could it be to move a space shuttle? The federal government may soon find out

Moving the Discovery from Virginia to Texas could be risky for the fragile craft. After the space shuttle Discovery made its ...
Space.com on MSN

Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian

The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in ...
The Texan

Texas Senators and Congressman Urge DOJ Investigation Related to Move of Space Shuttle Discovery

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX-14) are asking the U.S. Department of ...
WUSA

Smithsonian warns moving Space Shuttle Discovery to Texas would require dismantling

CHANTILLY, Va. — Could Space Shuttle Discovery be cut into pieces? In a letter sent to Congressional leaders, the Smithsonian warns the beloved historic gem in Virginia could be taken apart if the ...
Ars Technica

Senators try to halt shuttle move, saying “little evidence” of public demand

A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his two rides to space remain on display in the Smithsonian. “Why should hundreds of millions of taxpayer ...
The Register on MSN

Texas senators cry foul over Smithsonian's pricey Space Shuttle shuffle

Can be shifted for a tenth of the price AND the wings don't have to come off – allegedly Texas senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz have hit back at a Smithsonian memo on relocating Space Shuttle ...

Cornyn escalates space shuttle saga by requesting a DOJ investigation

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the Smithsonian Institution for potential lobbying ...
Futurism

White House Investigates Whether to Chop Space Shuttle Discovery Into Pieces

On October 11, 2012, NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour embarked on its arduous, 12-mile journey from an airplane hangar to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The iconic spacecraft had just ...
WUSA

Virginia Senators and allies working to keep shuttle Discovery in Commonwealth

WASHINGTON — Texas state leaders may want to move the Space Shuttle Discovery from its home in Virginia to Houston, but Virginia Senate Democrats and their allies are moving to block it. RELATED: How ...
KHOU 11

Virginia senators push back on Space Shuttle Discovery move to Texas

HOUSTON — A new political fight has erupted over whether the Space Shuttle Discovery should remain in Virginia or be relocated to Houston. On Sept. 23, Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined ...
Houston Chronicle

NASA, Smithsonian say Discovery shuttle must be disassembled to move

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 ...