Forbes

Space Shuttle Discovery Would Need To Be Dismantled For Planned Move

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) would need to be cut into pieces if a planned move to the Johnson Space Center in ...
Los Angeles Times

Whooshing slides, space shuttle at Exposition Park are pushing toward big reveal

Along with the stars on Hollywood Boulevard and the Universal Studios theme park, a new celestial attraction is set to debut in Los Angeles. The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at Exposition Park is expected to complete construction this year, according ...
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Moving the space shuttle to Texas just got a lot more complicated

NASA has clarified that any attempt to move the Discovery space shuttle from Virginia to Texas could not involve its disassembly—more or less making the project impossible. Texas lawmakers haven’t given up on seeing the Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103 ...
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, 80-ton rocket from Washington to Houston? One piece at ...