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Why are two Texas senators trying to wrest a Space Shuttle from the Smithsonian?
And that was all more or less settled until last week when the two US senators from Texas, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, filed ...
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Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston
Two Texas senators have introduced legislation that would strip the Smithsonian of the retired space shuttle Discovery and ...
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Senators from Texas introduce legislation to return Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston
The shuttle is currently located at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia ...
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Resident astronomer gives nod to 35 years of Hubble service
Roughly 100 years ago, American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that “spiral nebulae” were actually independent galaxies, located millions of light years away from us. He also figured out that ...
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Virginia senators oppose Texas senators' proposed plan to move Space Shuttle Discovery
CHANTILLY, Va. — The Space Shuttle Discovery has been a prolific reminder of our nation’s space exploration mission at the ...
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OTD In Space - April 7: 1st Spacewalk From Space Shuttle
On April 7, 1983, astronauts took the first spacewalk outside of a space shuttle during mission STS-6. This was the maiden voyage of the space shuttle Challenger.
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Texas senators introduce bill to move Udvar-Hazy Space Center from Virginia to Houston
HOUSTON — Texas U.S. senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz on Thursday filed new legislation aimed at bringing the Space Shuttle Discovery home to the Houston area from Virginia. The bill ...