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EAA offers limited-time AirVenture ‘Hot Wings’ playset to build Oshkosh at home

The Experimental Aircraft Association is offering a limited‑time Hot Wings playset modeled on its AirVenture Oshkosh event, letting enthusiasts build a miniature version of Oshkosh at home. The kit is a short‑run merchandise release tied to EAA's flagship gathering.

2025-12-04T11:07:25.819241-08:00

Space.com

Jared Isaacman pledges to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston, senator says

2025-12-02T03:04:11.232869-08:00

Space.com

Critics: NASA Let Flagship Science Center Flood During Government Shutdown, Raising Legal Questions

2025-10-31T03:14:11.618073-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Senators spar over plans to move Space Shuttle Discovery

2025-10-07T12:32:00.921924-07:00

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BBC

Retired RAF Nimrod faces dismantling after Coventry Airport closure, preservation group warns A retired Royal Air Force Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft stored at Coventry Airport faces an uncertain future after the airfield's closure; the Nimrod Preservation Society warns the airframe may need to be dismantled and disposed if an alternative storage or rescue plan isn't found.

2025-12-09T22:21:56.042306-08:00

Retired RAF Nimrod faces dismantling after Coventry Airport closure, preservation group warns

Skies Magazine

Polaris 15001 becomes largest aircraft at National Air Force Museum of Canada Polaris 15001, with a wingspan of nearly 44 metres, has joined the National Air Force Museum of Canada and is now the largest aircraft in the institution’s collection. The museum’s holdings now total 44 historic military aircraft following the addition.

2025-12-08T10:46:09.448995-08:00

Polaris 15001 becomes largest aircraft at National Air Force Museum of Canada

aerospaceglobalnews.com

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum launches $51 million campaign to restore WWII battleground The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum has launched a $51 million fundraising campaign to restore historic buildings and exhibits across the WWII battleground site, aiming to preserve artifacts, repair aging infrastructure, and enhance visitor experiences at one of the United States’ key military aviation heritage locations.

2025-12-08T09:41:58.295785-08:00

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum launches $51 million campaign to restore WWII battleground

avbrief.com

Inside New England Air Museum's Eastern Airlines DC‑3 restoration With cameras rolling, The Airflow conducted an exclusive behind‑the‑scenes tour of the New England Air Museum's Eastern Airlines Douglas DC‑3 restoration, visiting the museum's restoration shop, work floor and storage hangars to document conservation techniques, parts storage and progress toward display readiness.

2025-12-07T19:27:53.946000-08:00

Inside New England Air Museum's Eastern Airlines DC‑3 restoration

theupfront.media

Bringing Her Home: California Clipper Faces African Rivers and an Unplanned Long-Range Ferry The crew of the California Clipper tackled major operational challenges on its homeward ferry: negotiating African river crossings and completing a leg longer than the flying boat was designed to fly, forcing improvisation in range management, route planning and on-the-spot decision making.

2025-12-05T08:11:58.238914-08:00

Bringing Her Home: California Clipper Faces African Rivers and an Unplanned Long-Range Ferry

Space.com

Inaugural Global Space Awards to honor late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5 The inaugural Global Space Awards will be held Friday, Dec. 5 at London's Natural History Museum, where 340 guests will converge for a red‑carpet ceremony. The first awards will honor the late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell and recognise achievements across commercial and scientific space sectors.

2025-12-05T06:06:06.852091-08:00

Inaugural Global Space Awards to honor late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5

Flying Magazine

EAA offers limited-time AirVenture ‘Hot Wings’ playset to build Oshkosh at home The Experimental Aircraft Association is offering a limited‑time Hot Wings playset modeled on its AirVenture Oshkosh event, letting enthusiasts build a miniature version of Oshkosh at home. The kit is a short‑run merchandise release tied to EAA's flagship gathering.

2025-12-04T11:07:25.819241-08:00

EAA offers limited-time AirVenture ‘Hot Wings’ playset to build Oshkosh at home

Space.com

Jared Isaacman pledges to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston, senator says Trump's pick for NASA chief, Jared Isaacman, has pledged to relocate the Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center to Space Center Houston, Sen. John Cornyn said. The pledge ties the nominee to a partisan, high-profile museum custody dispute now drawing congressional scrutiny.

2025-12-02T03:04:11.232869-08:00

Jared Isaacman pledges to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston, senator says

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