State Senate to NASA: Give us a space shuttle
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The state Senate has approved a resolution asking NASA to retire one of the space shuttles to a Seattle museum.
The Senate unanimously passed the measure Thursday, and it now heads to the House for further consideration.
It asks for either Endeavor or Atlantis to be housed at the Boeing Field museum after they are retired. NASA's aging space shuttle fleet is scheduled for retirement this year.
The bill touts the state's role in the aerospace industry and the commitment of the museum, which is the nation's largest private aerospace museum, as reasons for NASA to send a shuttle to Seattle.
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The measure is SJM 8025.
The Senate unanimously passed the measure Thursday, and it now heads to the House for further consideration.
It asks for either Endeavor or Atlantis to be housed at the Boeing Field museum after they are retired. NASA's aging space shuttle fleet is scheduled for retirement this year.
The bill touts the state's role in the aerospace industry and the commitment of the museum, which is the nation's largest private aerospace museum, as reasons for NASA to send a shuttle to Seattle.
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The measure is SJM 8025.