And theyve introduced legislation to take the space shuttle currently at the Smithsonian and bring it to Houston.
Even assuming you successfully flew Discovery to Houston, the work on the ground would present its own problems.
What about just taking Discovery apart and reassembling it?
The Space Shuttle Discovery is the back drop as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence chairs the 6th meeting of the National Space Council on “Leading the Next Frontier” at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, August 20, 2019 in Chantilly, Virginia.© Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Sen. Cornyn complains that Texas wasnt given one of the shuttles because President Barack Obama was playing politics.
Discovery first launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida onAug.
30, 1984, and landed from its final mission to the International Space Station onMarch 9, 2011.
NASA employed one of its modified Boeing 747s to ferry three of the orbiters to their new homes. On a rainy night in April 2012, Discovery arrived at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Photo: NASA
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