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At a time when money is too tight for NASA’s science exploration endeavors, Texas senators are willing to pour millions into ...
Shortly after NASA's space shuttle Discovery comes down to Earth for the final time today (March 9), it will begin preparations for another long journey — the road to retirement in a museum.
March 9, 2011 / 1:18 PM EST / Space.com NASA's space shuttle Discovery may be hanging up its wings after one last mission, but it leaves a long legacy behind that will be a challenge for any ...
This story was updated at 6:50 a.m. ET, Nov. 4. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA has delayed the final launch of space shuttle Discovery several times in the last week, most recently to no earlier ...
NASA transferred space shuttle Discovery to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum during a ceremony Thursday, April 19, at the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.
Space Shuttle Discovery's final mission into space. At 4:53pm EST Tuesday 24th February, ... emotions ran high as the NASA space shuttle rocketed through the clear blue afternoon skies.
Much of the shuttle’s storied history was written in Houston, home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center. But today, Discovery rests far from Texas, on display at the Smithsonian’s National Air and ...