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Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, signaled he was open to offering other spacecraft to Texas instead of the Discovery, housed at the Smithsonian.
Jared Isaacman, NASA’s newly confirmed leader, says he will determine whether moving Discovery from the Smithsonian to Houston will be affordable and if it will keep the historic shuttle intact. Experts have cast doubt.
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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch
On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle missions planned for 2003, but STS-107 was the only one focused on scientific research;
It looks like Space Shuttle Discovery won't have to pack its bags just yet. New NASA administrator Jared Isaacman has fired the retrorockets on a proposal to move the shuttle to T