US EditionVirginia US Sens. Kaine, Warner Seek to Keep Discovery Space Shuttle in the Commonwealth
Senators argue the move risks $50 million in transport costs and reduces public access to Discovery, which draws over a million visitors annually at its current location, the Smithsonian said.
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One of the crown jewels of Virginia’s tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could take off to another location while U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine seek to avoid moving from their Virginia headquarters to Texas. The effort to relocate the space shuttle arises as support increases to move it to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, considered fundamental to the U.S. Manned Space Flight Program. Republican Senators John …
Virginia US Sens. Kaine, Warner seek to keep Discovery space shuttle in the commonwealth
One of Virginia’s crown jewels of tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could be blasting off somewhere else as U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine seek to prevent the move from its home in Virginia to Texas. The effort to relocate the space shuttle comes as support has increased for moving it to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, which is considered central to the United States’ human spaceflight program. Republican U.S. S…
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One of Virginia’s crown jewels of tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could be blasting off somewhere else as U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine seek to prevent the move from its home in Virginia to Texas. The effort…
Virginia U.S. Sens. Kaine, Warner Seek to Keep Discovery Space Shuttle in the Commonwealth - Royal Examiner
One of Virginia’s crown jewels of tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could be blasting off somewhere else as U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine seek to prevent the move from its home in Virginia to Texas. The effort to relocate the space shuttle comes as support has increased for moving it to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, which is considered central to the United States’ human spaceflight program. Continue reading …
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