Space Shuttle Discovery headed to the Smithsonian
(AP) -- The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is preparing to welcome the space shuttle Discovery into its collection.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2012
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NASA spaceport breaks ground for shuttle display
NASA's retired space shuttle Atlantis is a step closer to completing its final journey.
Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2012
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Space shuttles will soon be museum pieces
The end of the US space shuttle program brings the start of a new chapter for the remaining orbiters, which will soon take up residence as museum pieces in Florida, Virginia, California and New York.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2011
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3-2-1-blastoff to space shuttles' last destination
(AP) -- As the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch draws near, the focus is not so much on the past but the future: Where will the shuttles wind up once the program winds down?
Space Exploration
Apr 7, 2011
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Apollo 11 astronauts look beyond moon, toward Mars
(AP) -- The astronauts who first landed on the moon aren't dwelling on their small lunar steps. Instead, two of them on Sunday urged mankind to take a giant leap to Mars.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2009
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Museum battles to preserve moon suits for posterity
They have travelled further than any fashion item on Earth, surviving a hostile environment and extremes of heat and cold on a world far from ours. But now age is catching up with NASA spacesuits.
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2009
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Smithsonian dedicates new exhibition to navigation
Smithsonian curators found themselves chasing the proverbial moving target when they put together a new permanent exhibition opening Friday that explains how people get from A to B.
Other
Apr 10, 2013
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Shuttle Enterprise to fly over New York
The US space shuttle Enterprise on Friday leaves the US capital atop a Boeing 747 jet for a final flyover of New York City as it heads toward a museum where it will go on display.
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2012
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Shuttle Enterprise flight over New York City metro area moved to April 27
NASA managers, in coordination with Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum officials, tentatively are targeting Friday, April 27, for the ferry of space shuttle Enterprise from Washington Dulles International Airport to John ...
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2012
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Weather forecast delays shuttle's arrival to NYC
(AP) -- The space shuttle Enterprise's scheduled arrival in New York City has been pushed back because of possible bad weather.
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2012
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