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Decades in the Making: B-29 "Doc" Returns to Flight After Wichita Restoration

After more than 20 years of negotiations and meticulous airframe work, the B-29 Superfortress "Doc" has taken to the skies again following a comprehensive rebuild at Wichita’s aviation maintenance hub. The effort tapped into the city’s deep pool of sheet-metal, engine and avionics specialists to resurrect one of the last flying B-29s.

2025-07-18T06:18:48.476737-07:00

Flying Magazine

National Aviation Hall of Fame Names Six Inductees for 2025 Class

2025-07-15T12:35:03.451101-07:00

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Senate’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Holds Key to Space Shuttle Discovery’s Houston Move

2025-06-30T12:14:38.209095-07:00

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Jared Isaacman donates $15M to expand Inspiration4 training complex and dorm at U.S. Space & Rocket Center

2025-07-11T09:35:08.436620-07:00

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Decades in the Making: B-29 "Doc" Returns to Flight After Wichita Restoration After more than 20 years of negotiations and meticulous airframe work, the B-29 Superfortress "Doc" has taken to the skies again following a comprehensive rebuild at Wichita’s aviation maintenance hub. The effort tapped into the city’s deep pool of sheet-metal, engine and avionics specialists to resurrect one of the last flying B-29s.

2025-07-18T06:18:48.476737-07:00

Decades in the Making: B-29 "Doc" Returns to Flight After Wichita Restoration

Flying Magazine

Tillamook Air Museum to Receive Ex-USMC AV-8B II Harrier via C-17 Delivery The Tillamook Air Museum in Oregon is set to receive an AV-8B II Harrier II jump jet on August 4 when a USAF C-17 Globemaster delivers the retired USMC STOVL combat aircraft, enhancing the museum’s collection of Cold War-era military aviation for preservation and public engagement.

2025-07-16T11:19:53.521138-07:00

Tillamook Air Museum to Receive Ex-USMC AV-8B II Harrier via C-17 Delivery

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B-29 Superfortress FIFI Returns to Flight Ahead of 2025 AirPower History Tour After months of intensive engine overhauls, Commemorative Air Force’s B-29 Superfortress FIFI has resumed flight operations and is set to headline the 2025 AirPower History Tour. As one of only two airworthy B-29s worldwide, it will offer public flight experiences and static displays.

2025-07-16T06:00:19.415583-07:00

B-29 Superfortress FIFI Returns to Flight Ahead of 2025 AirPower History Tour

Flying Magazine

National Aviation Hall of Fame Names Six Inductees for 2025 Class The National Aviation Hall of Fame has unveiled its Class of 2025, inducting six individuals whose contributions span the breadth of aviation history and technology. The new members will be enshrined at the Hall’s upcoming ceremony, highlighting the industry's commitment to preserving its heritage.

2025-07-15T12:35:03.451101-07:00

National Aviation Hall of Fame Names Six Inductees for 2025 Class

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Jared Isaacman donates $15M to expand Inspiration4 training complex and dorm at U.S. Space & Rocket Center Private astronaut and former NASA nominee Jared Isaacman has donated $15 million to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama, earmarked for the Inspiration4 Skills Training Complex and a fourth Space Camp dormitory. The gift builds on his prior $10 million contribution in 2022, bolstering astronaut training infrastructure.

2025-07-11T09:35:08.436620-07:00

Jared Isaacman donates $15M to expand Inspiration4 training complex and dorm at U.S. Space & Rocket Center

Aviation Week

Cornyn and Cruz Push to Relocate Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston Amid Smithsonian Resistance Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz have introduced measures in Congress to transfer NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, to Space Center Houston. The Smithsonian Institution has pushed back, warning the move would undermine its museum’s role as steward of America’s aerospace heritage.

2025-07-08T01:31:39.770702-07:00

Cornyn and Cruz Push to Relocate Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston Amid Smithsonian Resistance

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Wyoming group plans to convert Cheyenne’s 1960s terminal into museum and art space The Wyoming Aviation Heritage League has launched a campaign to restore and repurpose Cheyenne Regional Airport’s abandoned 1960s-era terminal into a combined aviation museum and art venue. The group plans to secure financing, lead renovation efforts and showcase historic aircraft while creating community exhibition space.

2025-07-06T16:54:58.877236-07:00

Wyoming group plans to convert Cheyenne’s 1960s terminal into museum and art space

Aerospace America

AIAA Honors Hammondsport as Historic Aerospace Site for Glenn Curtiss Achievements On June 28, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics formally designated Hammondsport, New York, as a Historic Aerospace Site, recognizing Glenn Curtiss’s pioneering flights and contributions to seaplane development on Keuka Lake in the early 20th century.

2025-07-03T09:47:43.524173-07:00

AIAA Honors Hammondsport as Historic Aerospace Site for Glenn Curtiss Achievements

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