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NASA issues draft request for moving space shuttle Discovery—or Orion capsule
“My job now is to make sure that we can undertake such a transportation [of Discovery] within the budget dollars […]
A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites
“I realized that if something went wrong up there, things might go very badly down here.” Russian Soyuz-FG rocket with […]
I bought “Remove Before Flight” tags on eBay in 2010—it turns out they’re from Challenger
40th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy “This is an attempt to learn more…” The stack of 18 “Remove Before Flight” […]
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Texas lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian
It is unknown what, if any, actions Roberts took in response to the letter. The Smithsonian issued a statement asserting […]
With Starship, SpaceX encounters an obstacle that haunted NASA’s space shuttles
“We were interested in looking at the more durable systems,” Camarda told Ars. “The first thing I ever tested was […]
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Texas politicians warn Smithsonian it must not lobby to retain its space shuttle
(Oddly, Cornyn and Weber’s letter to Roberts described the law as requiring Duffy “to transfer a space vehicle involved in […]
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Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one
An orbiter by any other name… “The acting administrator has made an identification.” Don’t say Discovery: Acting NASA Administrator Sean […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad
United Launch Alliance begins stacking its third Vulcan rocket for the second time. Visitors walk by models of a Long […]
“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian
Citing research by NASA and the Smithsonian, Durbin said that the total was closer to $305 million and that did […]