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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 […]
Texas politicians make headway in effort to wrench space shuttle from Smithsonian
In 2011, the NASA Office of the Inspector General investigated the process that NASA went through and found “no evidence […]
A Cold War mystery: Why did Jimmy Carter save the space shuttle?
Ars solves the mystery by going directly to a primary source—the president himself. The first launch of the space shuttle […]