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

Discovery, the showpiece of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, an annex of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space ...
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Debate continues over moving space shuttle from D.C. to Houston

Texas’ two U.S. senators, Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, have called for the Space Shuttle Discovery to be relocated ...

Space Center Houston remains open during government shutdown; NASA tours paused

The attraction serves as the official visitor center of NASA's Johnson Space Center, but operates independently from the space agency.
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Memo: More than 70 percent of Johnson Space Center’s workforce furloughed amid government shutdown

The furlough plan targets the agency's workforce of more than 15,000 civil servants. That includes 2,317 employees - or about 15 percent - at the Houston-based Johnson Space Center. The Johnson Space ...
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Johnson Space Center director Vanessa Wyche returns after stint as acting NASA associate administrator

From the Houston Business Journal. Johnson Space Center is getting its director back. An agency spokesperson confirmed to the Houston Business Journal on Sept. 3 that Vanessa Wyche will return to her ...

NASA furloughs 83% of its federal workforce, more than 15,000 workers, during government shutdown

NASA furloughed more than 15,000 employees when the federal government shut down Wednesday, but mission control operations continue in Houston.

NASA, Smithsonian say Discovery shuttle must be disassembled to move

Even still, according to a letter from the Smithsonian to Congress, the institute has been asked to work with NASA to prepare ...
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White House Investigates Whether to Chop Space Shuttle Discovery Into Pieces

The White House's Office of Management and Budget is looking into tearing NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery into pieces to move ...