Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by endeavour and then atlantis. Discovery was the third space shuttle orbiter to fly in space The smithsonian institution says nasa relinquished full ownership of space shuttle discovery, but congress wants to force the vehicle's relocation. Discovery was ready to go back into the weightless expanse—the first space shuttle mission since the challenger disaster nearly three years earlier Would there be a repeat of that terrible. The smithsonian institution is fighting efforts by texas lawmakers to relocate the retired space shuttle discovery from northern virginia to houston.
The proposed move of space shuttle discovery from the smithsonian to houston raises concerns over preservation, cost, and historical integrity, with bipartisan support growing to keep the shuttle.
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