The space shuttle Discovery headed to the pad yesterday for its last trip into space. The 26-year-old craft has seen a lot in its career, some good, some bad, some odd. Here are five highlights: 5.
Space Shuttle Discovery remains intact at the Smithsonian after officials warned relocation could damage the historic orbiter ...
It looks like Space Shuttle Discovery won't have to pack its bags just yet. New NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has fired ...
Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, signaled he was open to offering other spacecraft to Texas instead of the Discovery, housed at the Smithsonian.
This is the first book to cover specifically the history of the space shuttle Discovery, the most storied orbiter in the fleet. A very straight-forward narrative history, and written with a minimum of ...
Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move. The ...
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman recently expressed skepticism that the Discovery shuttle would be moved to Texas, seeming ...
Three Texas GOP lawmakers are alleging that the Smithsonian Institution illegally lobbied Congress to block the transfer of the space shuttle Discovery from a Virginia museum to Houston, home of ...
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 ...