“It’s a heist”: Senator calls out Texas for trying to steal shuttle from Smithsonian

Ars Technica
By Robert PearlmanJul 10, 2025, 8:05 pm512 ptsHotTop
A political effort to remove space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian and place it on display in Texas encountered some pushback on Thursday, as a US senator questioned the expense of carrying out what he described as a theft. "This is not a transfer. It's a heist," said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) during a…

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