News

Space.com • Chris McMullen

Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft review: does the set rank among LEGO's best space models?

We review the Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, assessing build quality, historical accuracy, displayability and whether it ranks among LEGO's best space-themed sets. Our hands-on evaluation examines the model's design, parts choice and presentation to judge its appeal for collectors and enthusiasts.

2025-12-31T10:08:07.736347-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Isaacman open to Houston receiving a different spacecraft instead of Discovery

2025-12-30T01:03:36.589018-08:00

kptv.com

Historic WWII 'Lacey Lady' being restored for flight after 80 years

2025-12-30T11:48:29.415771-08:00

collectSPACE

Gemini–Titan rocket rolled into Johnson Space Center, joining Houston rocket park

2025-12-27T23:02:47.231091-08:00

News Timeline

Space.com

Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft review: does the set rank among LEGO's best space models? We review the Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, assessing build quality, historical accuracy, displayability and whether it ranks among LEGO's best space-themed sets. Our hands-on evaluation examines the model's design, parts choice and presentation to judge its appeal for collectors and enthusiasts.

2025-12-31T10:08:07.736347-08:00

Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft review: does the set rank among LEGO's best space models?

kptv.com

Historic WWII 'Lacey Lady' being restored for flight after 80 years The Lacey Lady, a World War II–era aircraft that became an iconic Oregon landmark, is being restored with the aim of returning it to flight after roughly 80 years. The project moves the airframe from static display toward airworthiness through concentrated restoration work.

2025-12-30T11:48:29.415771-08:00

Historic WWII 'Lacey Lady' being restored for flight after 80 years

SpaceNews.com

Isaacman open to Houston receiving a different spacecraft instead of Discovery NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he would be open to transferring a spacecraft other than the Space Shuttle Discovery to Space Center Houston, offering an alternative to moving Discovery itself. His remark introduces flexibility into the high‑profile custody dispute over the orbiter's final display location.

2025-12-30T01:03:36.589018-08:00

Isaacman open to Houston receiving a different spacecraft instead of Discovery

collectSPACE

Gemini–Titan rocket rolled into Johnson Space Center, joining Houston rocket park A 100-foot Gemini–Titan rocket was rolled into Houston last week to join the small collection of very large launch vehicles at NASA's Johnson Space Center rocket park in Texas. The delivery expands JSC's public display of historic launch hardware and strengthens preservation of U.S. spaceflight artifacts.

2025-12-27T23:02:47.231091-08:00

Gemini–Titan rocket rolled into Johnson Space Center, joining Houston rocket park

Everett Herald

Everett factory tour gives public an up‑close view of Boeing jet assembly Boeing’s Everett factory tour offers visitors a birds‑eye look at widebody jet assembly and the scale of shop‑floor operations. Our business reporter — an airplane enthusiast — takes the popular tour and reports on what guests can expect and how the visit frames public understanding of jet‑making.

2025-12-27T11:45:07.531003-08:00

Everett factory tour gives public an up‑close view of Boeing jet assembly

The Space Review

Huntsville and the Final Frontier: A Visit to the US Space and Rocket Center Opened in 2008, the Davidson Center at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville houses a Saturn V, a flown Apollo Command Module and an extensive collection of rocket engines, instruments and wind‑tunnel models tied to Apollo's development. Its exhibits preserve hardware and underscore Huntsville's central role in U.S. spaceflight.

2025-12-23T10:15:17.318476-08:00

Huntsville and the Final Frontier: A Visit to the US Space and Rocket Center

vintageaviationnews.com

Sheperd Paine’s Iconic B-17G Diorama Finds Permanent Home at EAA Aviation Museum Sheperd Paine’s celebrated B-17G Flying Fortress diorama, alongside his B-24 and P-61 pieces, has been acquired for permanent display at the EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh. The intricately detailed dioramas, long influential among modelers, showcase craftsmanship and historical storytelling that have inspired generations of aviation enthusiasts.

2025-12-23T06:42:22.072245-08:00

Sheperd Paine’s Iconic B-17G Diorama Finds Permanent Home at EAA Aviation Museum

vintageaviationnews.com

27-year-old Alex Beckett becomes world’s youngest flying B-29 Superfortress pilot At 27, Alex Beckett has become the world’s youngest pilot of a flying B‑29 Superfortress, combining a commercial airline career with volunteer service for the Commemorative Air Force. Beckett’s rise from student pilot to warbird commander highlights volunteer-driven preservation that keeps WWII aviation heritage airborne.

2025-12-23T05:25:38.871989-08:00

27-year-old Alex Beckett becomes world’s youngest flying B-29 Superfortress pilot

Menu

Museums News

Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft review: does the set rank among LEGO's best space models?

Isaacman open to Houston receiving a different spacecraft instead of Discovery

Historic WWII 'Lacey Lady' being restored for flight after 80 years

Gemini–Titan rocket rolled into Johnson Space Center, joining Houston rocket park

News Timeline