NASA has put the brakes on a politically charged plan to uproot Space Shuttle Discovery from its longtime home at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. The agency’s new leadership ...

The view of shuttle Discovery's payload bay from inside the orbiter, with the iconic American flag at the rear. The huge cargo area is 15 feet (4.6 meters) wide and 60 feet (18 m) long. When Discovery ...

Within the next 18 months, the space shuttle Discovery may be disassembled in Washington D.C., transported more than 1,000 miles to Houston and reassembled. But not if grassroots group Keep The ...

The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more volatile. Discovery — the crown jewel of the Smithsonian Institution's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia — is the subject of a ...

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 space shuttle "Discovery" will remain at the Udvar-Hazy Center’s Air and Space Museum for now. Just a few months ago, there were talks to ship the shuttle to Houston, but that conversation shifted ...

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 ...

The Space Shuttle Discovery is currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center outside Washington. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A provision in ...

"You'd be doing irreparable damage." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The tug-of-war over space shuttle Discovery is becoming more ...