If Congress decides to grant Houston a space shuttle, Space Center CEO William Harris says the city is far more ready than it was a decade ago. © 2025 American City ...

HOUSTON — Texas U.S. senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz on Thursday filed new legislation aimed at bringing the Space Shuttle Discovery home to the Houston area from Virginia. The bill, which the ...

Or at least a replica. On Saturday morning, Space Center Houston launched Independence Plaza, a new exhibit that honors the space shuttle program and allows the public to learn about and enter the ...

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The Johnson Space Center in Houston features Space Shuttle Independence, a full-scale, high-fidelity replica mounted on top of the historic NASA 905 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. This exhibit ...

Texas U.S. senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz on Thursday filed new legislation aimed at bringing the Space Shuttle Discovery home to the Houston area from Virginia. The bill, which the lawmakers ...

HOUSTON — Texas U.S. senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz on Thursday filed new legislation aimed at bringing the Space Shuttle Discovery home to the Houston area from Virginia. The bill, which the ...

After all, the Space Shuttle program was managed from Johnson Space Center, in southeastern Houston. All the astronauts who flew on the shuttle trained there. And the vehicle was operated out of ...