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Not defending this specific case, but is it really unprecedented to remove an item from the Smithsonian and send it somewhere else? There's been a similar order
by AlotOfReading 1y ago
Not defending this specific case, but is it really unprecedented to remove an item from the Smithsonian and send it somewhere else? There's been a similar order for them to return cultural remains to their owners since 1989.
- Animats 1y agoNASA at least gets to pick which shuttle, if they have to go through with this. Enterprise, which is stored in a tent near the Intrepid aircraft carrier in New York, might be an option. There's no historical relationship between Intrepid and the Space Shuttle. Enterprise was placed where it is now by lifting it from a barge with a large crane. So it could be put onto a barge again and moved to Houston by water.[1] [1] https://intrepidmuseum.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions/space-shuttle-pavilion https://intrepidmuseum.org/exhibitions/permanent-exhibitions...
- LorenDB 1y agoSadly this won't work. The bill requires the designated spacecraft to have flown humans to space.