Why NASA Picked A Boeing 747 To Piggyback The Space Shuttle

NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...
Yahoo

Moving NASA Space Shuttle to Texas from DC Could Damage It, Experts Say

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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) ...

The Battle Over Space Shuttle Discovery Keeps Getting Crazier

Lawmakers pushing to move the iconic spacecraft from the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to Texas just got the Department of ...