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Smithsonian Museum Accuses Federal Government of Planning a Heist

Practice of Law

Legal legerdemain allowed it to order the Smithsonian to hand Space Shuttle Discovery over to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for transfer to Houston, Texas. The oldest surviving shuttle orbiter, Discovery, was awarded to the Smithsonian in 2011 when NASA found homes for the decommissioned spacecraft.