K2 Space Raises $250M at $3B Valuation to Roll Out a New Class of High-Capability Satellites

K2 Space, the California-based developer of large, high-power satellite platforms, today announced a $250 million Series C at ...
The Week

Fairfax County: From space shuttles to chocolate factories

Fairfax County, a county in Virginia, offers a fascinating blend of space exhibits, performing arts, national parks and ...
The Hill

Give Space Center Houston a Starship instead of the Discovery

Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both Republicans of Texas, want the space shuttle Discovery to be moved to Space Center Houston from its current location at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near ...
Houston Public Media

Space shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian and NASA say it may have to be sent in pieces

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 ...
LAist

A space shuttle model is cleared for landing in Downey

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The Washington Post

GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Smithsonian over space shuttle fight

A Republican-led plan to move to Houston the Discovery space shuttle, an iconic holding of the National Air and Space Museum since 2012, has set off a fight for the future of the orbiter, which the ...
The National Interest

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. The ...
Jalopnik

Why NASA Picked A Boeing 747 To Piggyback The Space Shuttle

The Boeing 747 has taken many forms in its decades of service. First introduced in 1970, the Queen of the Skies has flown for airlines all over the world. It has also had a handful of side gigs over ...
Scientific American

The Strange Saga of the Great Texas Space Shuttle Heist

Even in retirement, the space shuttle Discovery exudes power, seen across a hangar crowded with planes and jets at its museum home in Chantilly, Va. Charred and worn from its record 39 missions to ...
The Daily Campus

Save our space shuttle

When Space Shuttle Discovery touched down for the last time at Kennedy Space Center Runway 15 on March 9, 2011, it brought to an end a 27-year career of spaceflight. Discovery flew to space 39 times, ...
GameSpot

Snag The Lego NASA Space Shuttle Discovery Set For Cheap This Week

The Lego Icons NASA Space Shuttle Discovery Set is down to its lowest price ever for Prime Big Deal Days. Until the event ends on October 8, you can pick up the popular set for just $140 (was $200).
Houston Chronicle

NASA, Smithsonian say Discovery shuttle must be disassembled to move

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 ...