07-06-2025, 02:06 AM
The Smithsonian estimates moving it could cost more than $300 million, and there’s the small detail that the modified Boeing 747 used to transport the shuttles is no longer available.
Transportation via barge across the Gulf of Trump might cost considerably less. But even if enough money is there to move the Discovery there is no mention of how Texas will get ownership of the shuttle - or where/how it will be housed and displayed.
Transportation via barge across the Gulf of Trump might cost considerably less. But even if enough money is there to move the Discovery there is no mention of how Texas will get ownership of the shuttle - or where/how it will be housed and displayed.