Space Shuttle Discovery remains intact at the Smithsonian after officials warned relocation could damage the historic orbiter ...

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot ...

Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are blaming political favoritism for what they call a decades-old snub—and now they’re pushing to bring the Space Shuttle Discovery back to Houston Both Texas ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into ...

The U.S. space shuttle program, which comes to an end in June, leaves a complicated legacy. No other craft has carried as many crew and as much cargo as the fleet of space planes, but they fell short ...