A couple interesting articles regarding the announcement of who will receive the space shuttles as NASA winds down the shuttle program (don't even get me started on that tragedy, as my inner nerd deems it). Not super meaty, but an interesting discussion about local vs. national heritage. Needless to say, Houston is in shock.

http://www.npr.org/2011/04/12/135343702/nasa-announces-permanent-homes-for-shuttles
http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/04-13-11-houston-space-snub-only-getting-worse-forced-to-give-up-shuttle-gear-to-other-cities/