The cover of the June 30, 1975, issue featured a one-third scale model of the space shuttle orbiter built by Rockwell International. It was being readied for testing in the 40 x 80-ft. low-speed wind ...

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 ...

The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo jet’s size, strength, and availability during the 1970s. This unique ...

Discovery's days of spaceflight may long be over, but the historic NASA space shuttle may soon be on the move again – just not in orbit. As part of Republicans' massive tax and spending legislation ...

Should the city of Houston, which proudly bills itself as “Space City,” have a prized Space Shuttle orbiter on public display? More than a decade ago, arguably, the answer was yes. After all, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Smithsonian Institution is resisting an effort from Texas lawmakers to transport the space shuttle Discovery from a Virginia museum to Houston, home of Mission Control, in a battle framed by the ...

Houston – the city that orchestrated NASA’s space shuttle missions but received the ultimate snub of not getting one to display – could finally get its due. The two U.S. senators from Texas, John ...