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Senator Mark Kelly leads push to keep Space Shuttle Discovery at Smithsonian

Senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly, joined by three colleagues, urged appropriators to block the planned relocation of Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian’s Udvar‑Hazy Center to Space Center Houston, citing high costs, risks to the orbiter and “little evidence” of public demand.

2025-09-29T07:58:56.199114-07:00

Flying Magazine

Maryland ANG A-10C 'Warthog' retired to Hagerstown Aviation Museum after Iraq and Afghanistan combat tours

2025-09-25T09:13:25.245567-07:00

Ars Technica

NASA to Send Retired Shuttle to Houston but Keeps Orbiter Choice Under Wraps

2025-08-06T05:39:39.784502-07:00

Space.com

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Reopens Five Reimagined Galleries Featuring SpaceX Hardware and Mars Habitat

2025-07-28T14:05:33.443991-07:00

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houstonchronicle.com

Snoopy: NASA’s unofficial ambassador and enduring safety symbol For 30 years Alotta E Taylor worked at NASA in Houston and Washington, D.C., championing safety and public outreach; Snoopy — the face of the Silver Snoopy award and agency merchandising — has become NASA’s unofficial ambassador and an enduring symbol of flight safety and astronaut culture.

2025-10-03T22:58:43.143158-07:00

Snoopy: NASA’s unofficial ambassador and enduring safety symbol

The Drive

Elvis Presley’s Lockheed JetStar Has Been Converted into an RV — and It’s Now Driving on Public Roads A YouTuber who purchased Elvis Presley’s Lockheed JetStar has converted the business jet into a road-going recreational vehicle. The modified airframe is currently travelling through the middle of the country, sharing highways with regular traffic as it moves between towns.

2025-10-01T11:44:42.787953-07:00

Elvis Presley’s Lockheed JetStar Has Been Converted into an RV — and It’s Now Driving on Public Roads

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Senator Mark Kelly leads push to keep Space Shuttle Discovery at Smithsonian Senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly, joined by three colleagues, urged appropriators to block the planned relocation of Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian’s Udvar‑Hazy Center to Space Center Houston, citing high costs, risks to the orbiter and “little evidence” of public demand.

2025-09-29T07:58:56.199114-07:00

Senator Mark Kelly leads push to keep Space Shuttle Discovery at Smithsonian

defenceconnect.com.au

Black Hawk A25-112 retires to Australian War Memorial's ANZAC Atrium Former Australian Defence Force medium-transport helicopter Black Hawk A25-112, after more than three decades of service, has been delivered to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as the centrepiece of its new ANZAC Atrium, marking the airframe's transition from operational asset to public heritage display.

2025-09-28T19:40:03.450167-07:00

Black Hawk A25-112 retires to Australian War Memorial's ANZAC Atrium

smh.com.au

Australia’s Powerhouse Museum builds 'tower to the stars' for $18 million opening show Australia's Powerhouse Museum has disclosed details of its most ambitious, $18 million exhibition — a 'tower to the stars' focused on space and flight. It is the costliest of five new shows intended to anchor the museum's revamped public engagement with aerospace history and technology.

2025-09-28T19:34:59.808950-07:00

Australia’s Powerhouse Museum builds 'tower to the stars' for $18 million opening show

vintageaviationnews.com

B-17 "Sentimental Journey" at Planes of Fame Oct. 1–5; flight experiences and P-51 demo Oct. 3–5, 2025 The Commemorative Air Force’s B‑17G Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" will be at Planes of Fame Air Museum Oct. 1–5, 2025, open for self‑guided tours and offering paid flight experiences Oct. 3–5. Highlights include an engine‑start, hangar talks, hands‑on activities and an aerial demonstration with a P‑51D Mustang on Oct. 4.

2025-09-27T05:19:57.037776-07:00

B-17 "Sentimental Journey" at Planes of Fame Oct. 1–5; flight experiences and P-51 demo Oct. 3–5, 2025

aerospaceglobalnews.com

Seattle’s Museum of Flight unveils The MiG‑21 Project — Cold War fighter covered in millions of beads Seattle’s Museum of Flight is hosting The MiG‑21 Project, transforming a Cold War MiG‑21 into an art installation covered with millions of colourful beads. The piece reimagines a once‑lethal fighter as an object of beauty and collaboration, merging aviation heritage and contemporary public art.

2025-09-27T02:38:41.144442-07:00

Seattle’s Museum of Flight unveils The MiG‑21 Project — Cold War fighter covered in millions of beads

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Cosmosphere reopens renovated Hall of Space, modernizes space‑race galleries The Cosmosphere has completed renovations to its Hall of Space, reopening a series of galleries that trace nearly 70 years of the space race. The update combines the museum's artifact collection with new interactive displays to modernize storytelling and boost public engagement with space heritage.

2025-09-26T07:38:57.798630-07:00

Cosmosphere reopens renovated Hall of Space, modernizes space‑race galleries

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