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 ...

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.

Space Shuttle war of words takes off as senator blasts 'woke Smithsonian'

Exclusive The war of words over the possible relocation of Space Shuttle Discovery has ratcheted up, with the office of ...

NASA to announce new class of astronauts. Time, date, how to watch livestream

NASA will announce the first class of astronauts in four years who could one day be eligible for missions to the moon and Mars.
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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, 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 ...

Catch the first of 3 supermoons for 2025. Here's when to watch for the celestial sight in Houston.

The first of three supermoons to wrap up 2025 will take place tonight making the moon appear bigger and brighter than normal.
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NASA welcomes 11 new astronauts ready for spaceflight assignments

HOUSTON, Texas, -- NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks on Friday, increasing the number of those eligible for spaceflight assignments that will one day deliver another giant leap for mankind.