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Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback
Tucked inside President Donald Trump's flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate ...
Opinion | Why the Smithsonian’s Trump impeachment debacle should worry historians
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History erased mention of Trump’s impeachments from one of its main exhibitions ...
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'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston
The provision in Trump's bill allocates $85 million for Discovery's transfer and directs NASA and the Smithsonian to develop ...
Texas senators want to move space shuttle Discovery to Houston. The Smithsonian is fighting back.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave NASA Administrator Sean Duffy until Sunday to identify a space vehicle to rehome. Will ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN6d
Amelia Earhart Made History in a Plane She Called Her ‘Little Red Bus.’ Here’s How It Became a Revered Museum Artifact and Hallowed Symbol
As the Smithsonian presents the aviator’s restored Vega in Washington, a special replica of the aircraft quietly re-emerges ...
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National Air and Space Museum opens five new galleries
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The National Air and Space Museum now has five new exhibits you can see after a years-long renovation.
The Weekend Scene: Fly by new Air and Space exhibits, the Fairfax County Fair and more
We’re reaching new heights as the Air and Space Museum debuts five new galleries and flying high on carnival rides because ...
Smithsonian digs in against Space Shuttle Discovery move to Texas
The Smithsonian Institution is digging in against a proposal to move the shuttle to Houston — part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed earlier this summer.
The Smithsonian’s reopened Air and Space Museum is an elevated experience
Five more galleries and the IMAX theatre reopened this week, bringing the Spirit of St. Louis, the moon rock and hands-on fun back to the museum.
Lynchburg's own Tuskegee airman honored at National Air and Space Museum
WASHINGTON D.C. (WSET) — An African American pioneer in aviation from the Hill City is being recognized nationally. Chauncey ...