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Dayton
Daily News... Obama asks
Congress for $14 million to bring space shuttle to National Museum of
the Air Force
By Jack Torry, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - In a sign that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base may land
one of the coveted space shuttles, the White House has asked Congress
for $14 million to prepare for the delivery of the orbiter Atlantis to
the National Museum of the Air Force.
Although the money needs to be approved by Congress, the request is a
strong indication that NASA and the Air Force want to donate one of the
three remaining shuttles to the Dayton area.
The budget request is likely to provoke an intense struggle on Capitol
Hill as the Johnson Space Center in Houston and the Kennedy Space
Center in Florida are also seeking an orbiter. The shuttle Discovery
has already been promised to the Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum in Washington, D.C.
The addition of the Atlantis would be a huge plus for the region. The
Air Force Museum attracts about 1.3 million every year. Officials have
suggested that a shuttle could boost that number beyond 2 million.
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