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Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian

The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

How Far American Women Astronauts Have Soared Since Sally Ride Took Her Historic Spaceflight

In 1978, Ride and five other women became the first group of female astronauts in the U.S. A new book by a longtime curator ...

Bezos’s Blue Origin Could Leapfrog SpaceX as NASA’s Lunar Lander Pick for Artemis 3

NASA is eyeing alternative options for its Artemis 3 lunar lander, and it looks like Blue Origin has a shot at securing the ...

GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Smithsonian over space shuttle fight

Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving ...
The National Interest on MSN

Why Virginia and Texas Are Fighting over the Discovery Space Shuttle

Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.

So, do they ‘fall back’ and ‘spring forward’ on the space station, too?

It means that for astronauts on the ISS, there’s no talk of “spring forward” and “fall back” in March and November, ...

NASA’s trailblazing generation

NASA’s Class of 1978, ‘represent the most competent, talented, and experienced people available to us today.’ ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN

Part-time jobs, loans and worry: Texas federal workers contend with government shutdown

The furloughed Department of Labor employee tried her best to prepare for the shutdown. She has filed for unemployment ...
FLYING Magazine on MSN

Texas Republicans Urge DOJ to Investigate Smithsonian as Space Shuttle Fight Escalates

T hree U.S. lawmakers from Texas are accusing the Smithsonian Institution of engaging in "illegal lobbying" to block the ...

How do you solve a problem like Discovery?

The only way to resolve the discussion is surely via the sensible and knowledgeable Register readership, who doubtless have ...
Click2Houston

Houston restaurant serves federal workers for free as government shutdown continues

At Lasagna House in Spring, the smell of fresh pasta fills the kitchen, but this week, the focus is on something else — ...