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Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback
Tucked inside President Donald Trump's flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate ...
Texas senators want to move space shuttle Discovery to Houston. The Smithsonian is fighting back.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave NASA Administrator Sean Duffy until Sunday to identify a space vehicle to rehome. Will ...
Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts
The National Air and Space Museum has opened five more of its renovated galleries, including two showcasing space artifacts.
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum reopens 5 renovated galleries starring SpaceX rocket parts, a 3D-printed Mars habitat and more
Hundreds of people lined up outside of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Monday (July 28) to see five newly ...
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How a Military Veteran Became a Museum Professional
While fighter jets probably get all the acclaim and fame, C-130s are the true workhorses in setting up forward deployments. C ...
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'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston
The provision in Trump's bill allocates $85 million for Discovery's transfer and directs NASA and the Smithsonian to develop ...
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Amelia Earhart Made History in a Plane She Called Her ‘Little Red Bus.’ Here’s How It Became a Revered Museum Artifact and Hallowed Symbol
As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges ...
Space for Humanity Immortalized at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Today, the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum opened five new galleries, part of its monumental ...
New additions come to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum this Monday
Five new galleries, the renovated Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater and a transformed entrance are coming to the Smithsonian’s ...
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National Air and Space Museum Opens Five New Galleries July 28
We are thrilled to open this next phase of exhibitions to the public,” said Chris Browne, John and Adrienne Mars Director of ...
The fight to keep space shuttle Discovery at the Smithsonian: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill contained a provision to snatch the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and relocate ...
Smithsonian digs in against Space Shuttle Discovery move to Texas
The Smithsonian Institution is digging in against a proposal to move the shuttle to Houston — part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed earlier this summer.