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

Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, signaled he was open to offering other spacecraft to Texas instead of the Discovery, housed at the Smithsonian.

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A new front has opened in the battle over space shuttle Discovery, and the fight has made its way to the Justice Department. The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from ...

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. The ...

NASA will run a series of fuel tank tests on the shuttle Discovery Friday to see if repairs have successfully fixed a series of cracks that have thwarted the mission's final run to space.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA gave the shuttle Discovery a majestic Fourth of July send-off and said early signs showed the spacecraft to be in good shape, despite once again being struck by the flying ...