NASA’s long-promised space plane is finally on the cusp of leaving the runway behind and heading for orbit, a decade after ...
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 ...
Since 2012, Discovery has been been on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. Trump's legislative package, which he signed into law on ...
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 ...