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 NewsOct 23
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 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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Ars Technica NewsJun 30, 2025
Relocation of space shuttle Discovery may hinge on “Big Beautiful Bill” https://arstechni.ca/5bmQ #NationalAirandSpaceMuseum #StevenF.Udvar-HazyCenter #OneBigBeautifulBill #spacecenterhouston #Sen.JohnCornyn #Spaceshuttle #Smithsonian #Discovery #congress #Virginia #tedcruz #Senate #Space #texas
Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian

An effort to move shuttle Discovery has merged with the One Big Beautiful Bill.

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Salt VampireNov 11, 2022
It was bittersweet seeing the galileo in the episode. I'm a big fan of the TOS Shuttlecraft, and have seen the original full sized prop at Space Center Houston. (It's no longer on display, no idea where it is now). It was sad to see it destroyed, I was hoping they would have to fly it up to the ProtoStar! Would have been happy to see any Enterprise shuttlecraft.
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