By: Quora
Why didn’t Houston get a shuttle?… Was this a political choice (notice that all the states that the shuttles went to were either blue or swing states)? We may never know, but we can at least blame...
View ArticleBy: waynehale
I disagree with this notion. I believe that Houston felt we deserved an orbiter and just didn’t make the effort necessary to get one. The problem is ourselves, not Washington.
View ArticleBy: Calli Arcale
This is much belated, but I need to correct you, Dave. The one Buran that flew in space was not stored outdoors. It was stored in its assembly hall (originally built for the N-1) at Baikonur...
View ArticleBy: Steve H.
Let’s not forget Houston’s excellent track record when it came to caring for and maintaining their historic Apollo Saturn V rocket, which was left out in the rain for decades to rot and become a home...
View ArticleBy: Claxton
Wayne, I’ll make a case for one other city that I think would’ve deserved an orbiter if they had put forth a campaign to get one – New Orleans. Considering that the shuttle’s ET was assembled there (at...
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By: Misty
yeah for California! Texas is an entitlement state altogether – We deserve everything because “we’re Texas” Get real. I can not wait to get the heck outta this place and back to California )
View ArticleBy: waynehale
Sorry you feel that way. I have found that most Texans are fiercely independent and proud of individual accomplishments. BTW, I like California, too. Hope you find what you want there.
View ArticleBy: Rob@KSC
The same was true for a Saturn V test vehicle that was on display outside of the VAB at KSC exposed to rain, hurricanes and salt air between at least 1976 (was in place for the US Bicentennial...
View ArticleBy: RLB
Houston may actually be the winner, after all. They are getting a space shuttle, albeit a mockup, with real and not real parts. The are now and have been retrofitting the interior to true realty and...
View ArticleBy: waynehale
I’m pretty certain that President Obama did not affect the selections. So I disagree with that part of your comment Secondly, the plywood shuttle mockup that was moved from the KSC visitor center to...
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