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Ted Cruz’s Bid to Reclaim Space Shuttle Discovery Could Cost $400 Million
At a time when money is too tight for NASA’s science exploration endeavors, Texas senators are willing to pour millions into ...
Texas would get iconic space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian under Trump’s budget bill
The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Tuesday with a provision setting aside $85 million to move Discovery ...
Trump’s tax bill would send an iconic Smithsonian spacecraft to Texas
The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum could lose the iconic Discovery space shuttle to Houston if a pair of Texas senators ...
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Behind the $85 Million Space Shuttle Move Fierce Debate Over Engineering, Cost, and National Legacy
I would much rather see that money invested in NASA’s science program,” said Garrett Reisman, who flew on Discovery as a ...
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Today in History for July 17: In 1505, future church reformer, Martin Luther entered the Augustinian monastic order at Erfurt in present day eastern Germany. He was 21. In 1674, the second census of ...
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The 1986 Soviet Space Mission That's Never Been Repeated: Mir To Salyut And Back Again
It was 1986, and the Cold War was still as icy as ever. The Iron Curtain was drawn; the US was busy illegally selling arms to ...