Ars Technica NewsMar 20
NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule https://arstechni.ca/hwRF #NASAFlownSpaceVehicleMultimodalTransportationMultipleAwardContract #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCener #OneBigBeautifulBillAct #requestforproposal #spacecenterhouston #SenatorJohnCornyn #SenatorTedCruz #spaceartifacts #orioncapsule #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #Smithsonian #Discovery #orbiter #Space #draft #NASA #RFP
NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule

NASA has taken a step forward to moving an undetermined spacecraft of a various size on an indefinite date to a yet-to-be-decided location.

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Ars Technica NewsMar 16
100 years later, where is Robert Goddard's first liquid-fuel rocket? https://arstechni.ca/VZJy #RoswellMuseumandArtsCenter #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #liquidfuelrocket #Spaceexploration #ClarkUniversity #spaceartifacts #massachusetts #robertgoddard #spacehistory #Anniversary #Smithsonian #centennial #artifacts #fragments #100years #March16 #remains #Auburn #rocket #Space #100th #1926 #Nell
100 years later, where is Robert Goddard's first liquid-fueled rocket?

Finding 'Nell': Are any parts from Robert Goddard's historic first liquid-fuel rocket still around today, a century later?

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Hendrik SchulzFeb 13
Erinnerung an 2012: Besuch im #NationalAirAndSpaceMuseum #UdvarHazyCenter : die legendäre SR71 Blackbird und das nicht weniger legendäre Space Shuttle Discovery

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Ars Technica NewsJan 22
All sorts of interesting flags and artifacts will fly to the Moon on Artemis II https://arstechni.ca/p556 #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #CanadianSpaceAgency #europeanspaceagency #OfficialFlightKit #spacecollectibles #spacelaunchsystem #Artemismoontrees #Spaceexploration #spacememorabilia #artemisprogram #spacehistory #Smithsonian #WrightFlyer #LegacyFlag #artemisII #Integrity #Apollo18 #manifest #Space #orion #NASA #ESA #OFK #sls
All sorts of interesting flags and artifacts will fly to the Moon on Artemis II

NASA's first astronauts to launch to the moon in more than 50 years will pay tribute to the lunar and space exploration missions that preceded them.

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Ars Technica NewsOct 23, 2025
Texas lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian https://arstechni.ca/8ETR #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCenter #BringtheSpaceShutleHome #U.S.DepartmentofJustice #OneBigBeautifulBill #spacecenterhouston #Spaceexploration #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #Smithsonian #JohnCornyn #markwarner #RandyWeber #Chantilly #Discovery #markkelly #Virginia #tedcruz #letter #Senate #Space #texas #DoJ
Texas lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian

The Texas lawmakers behind the effort to relocate space shuttle Discovery are now calling for the Department of Justice to investigate the Smithsonian.

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Ars Technica NewsSep 29, 2025
Senators try to halt shuttle move, saying “little evidence” of public demand https://arstechni.ca/DnNP #BringtheSpaceShutleHomeAct #CommitteeonAppropriations #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCenter #OneBigBeautifulBill #spacecenterhouston #Spaceexploration #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #Smithsonian #DickDurbin #JohnCorbyn #markwarner #Chantilly #Discovery #markkelly #senators #TimKaine #Virginia #tedcruz #letter #Senate #Space #texas
Senators try to halt shuttle move, saying “little evidence” of public demand

A former NASA astronaut-turned-U.S. Senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his twice ride to space remain on display in the Smithsonian.

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Ars Technica NewsAug 8, 2025
Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle https://arstechni.ca/Xv3b #BringtheSpaceShutleHomeAct #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCenter #internalinvesigation #OneBigBeautifulBill #spacecenterhouston #Anti-LobbyingAct #Spaceexploration #BoardofRegents #representative #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #JohnRoberts #Smithsonian #Chancellor #JohnCorbyn #RandyWeber #Chantilly #Discovery #congress #Virginia #senator #Space #texas
Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle

Texas lawmakers are calling for an investigation into how the Smithsonian allegedly objected to relocating a space shuttle it has owned for over a decade.

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Ars Technica NewsAug 6, 2025
Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one https://arstechni.ca/zs5c #BringtheSpaceShutleHomeAct #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCenter #actingadministrator #OneBigBeautifulBill #spacecenterhouston #Spaceexploration #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #Smithsonian #JohnCorbyn #Chantilly #Discovery #SeanDuffy #senators #Virginia #tedcruz #Space #texas #NASA
Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one

The head of NASA has decided to move one of the agency’s retired space shuttles to Houston, but which one seems to still be up in the air.

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Ars Technica NewsJul 28, 2025
Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts https://arstechni.ca/HtNV #BoeingMilestonesofFlightHall #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #reimaginedgalleries #Spaceexploration #FuturesinSpace #inspiration4 #spacehistory #Smithsonian #blueorigin #renovation #spacex #Space
Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts

The National Air and Space Museum has opened five more of its renovated galleries, including two showcasing space artifacts.

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Ars Technica NewsJul 11, 2025
“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian https://arstechni.ca/tNdy #BringtheSpaceShutleHomeAct #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCenter #OneBigBeautifulBill #spacecenterhouston #Spaceexploration #spacehistory #Spaceshuttle #Smithsonian #DickDurbin #JohnCorbyn #Chantilly #Discovery #senators #Virginia #tedcruz #Space #texas #NASA
“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 pushback.

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