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Airbus retires BelugaST fleet after final flight; 'Tango Foxtrot' to become Broughton STEM hub

Airbus's A300-600ST BelugaST completed its final operational flight on 29 January, flying from Bordeaux to Broughton in the UK and ending nearly 30 years of service. The fifth and final Beluga—'Tango Foxtrot'—will be converted into a STEM education facility at Airbus Broughton.

2026-01-28T13:35:39.494471-08:00

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U.S. Navy retires Bell TH‑57 Sea Ranger as Leonardo TH‑73A takes over training fleet

2026-01-29T01:51:11.831997-08:00

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NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2

2026-01-26T08:08:26.257972-08:00

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NASA demolishes Marshall's historic Dynamic Test Stand and T‑Tower

2026-01-14T09:36:36.826236-08:00

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U.S. Navy retires Bell TH‑57 Sea Ranger as Leonardo TH‑73A takes over training fleet The U.S. Navy officially retired the Bell TH‑57 Sea Ranger after decades as the service’s primary rotary‑wing trainer, marking its final landing at the National Naval Aviation Museum in a sundown ceremony. The TH‑57 is being replaced across the training pipeline by the Leonardo TH‑73A Thrasher.

2026-01-29T01:51:11.831997-08:00

U.S. Navy retires Bell TH‑57 Sea Ranger as Leonardo TH‑73A takes over training fleet

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Airbus retires BelugaST fleet after final flight; 'Tango Foxtrot' to become Broughton STEM hub Airbus's A300-600ST BelugaST completed its final operational flight on 29 January, flying from Bordeaux to Broughton in the UK and ending nearly 30 years of service. The fifth and final Beluga—'Tango Foxtrot'—will be converted into a STEM education facility at Airbus Broughton.

2026-01-28T13:35:39.494471-08:00

Airbus retires BelugaST fleet after final flight; 'Tango Foxtrot' to become Broughton STEM hub

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NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2 NASA will fly a piece of the Wright Brothers' original airplane on Artemis 2, the agency's upcoming crewed lunar flyby, symbolically linking the dawn of powered flight to modern lunar exploration. The artifact honors the generations of innovators whose work enabled today's crewed missions.

2026-01-26T08:08:26.257972-08:00

NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2

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NASA halts plan to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian’s Udvar‑Hazy Center NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has reversed an approval to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian’s Udvar‑Hazy Center to Space Center Houston, halting a proposal that raised preservation alarms. Relocation was estimated to cost up to $150 million and could require partial dismantling for transport, prompting renewed debate.

2026-01-20T07:14:38.023644-08:00

NASA halts plan to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian’s Udvar‑Hazy Center

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Tillamook offers storm‑damaged WWII blimp hangar for $1; repairs could top $50M The Port of Tillamook Bay has offered the WWII-era Naval Air Station Dirigible Hangar B for $1 to any party willing to preserve it after a storm tore open the roof; repair estimates run as high as $50 million, creating an urgent preservation and funding challenge.

2026-01-16T23:19:18.228972-08:00

Tillamook offers storm‑damaged WWII blimp hangar for $1; repairs could top $50M

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Last surviving SBD Dauntless from Battle of Midway preserved at E3 Aviation Museum An SBD Dauntless that flew in the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942 — the last surviving example of its type — is preserved in pristine condition at the E3 Aviation Museum. The exhibit offers a direct, tangible link to a pivotal naval aviation engagement for visitors and researchers.

2026-01-16T09:33:57.537159-08:00

Last surviving SBD Dauntless from Battle of Midway preserved at E3 Aviation Museum

Universe Today

NASA demolishes Marshall's historic Dynamic Test Stand and T‑Tower On Jan. 10 NASA demolished two National Historic Landmark test structures at Marshall Space Flight Center — the Dynamic Test Stand and the T‑tower — facilities that enabled Saturn V development and Space Shuttle testing. The removals clear the site for modernized infrastructure to support next‑generation space exploration.

2026-01-14T09:36:36.826236-08:00

NASA demolishes Marshall's historic Dynamic Test Stand and T‑Tower

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Airbus retires BelugaST fleet after final flight; 'Tango Foxtrot' to become Broughton STEM hub

U.S. Navy retires Bell TH‑57 Sea Ranger as Leonardo TH‑73A takes over training fleet

NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2

NASA demolishes Marshall's historic Dynamic Test Stand and T‑Tower

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