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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

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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

Aviation Week

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

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

Associated Press

Milky Way Planetarium Show Unlocks Solar System Mystery

2025-06-03T02:45:36.562665-07:00

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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

Flying Magazine

RAF Museum to Exhibit Over 50,000 Artifacts at New Midlands Site The Royal Air Force Museum is relocating more than 50,000 historical pieces to a new facility in the English Midlands. Many of these items will be on public display for the first time, expanding the museum’s outreach beyond its existing London and Cosford sites.

2025-07-03T04:11:24.733047-07:00

RAF Museum to Exhibit Over 50,000 Artifacts at New Midlands Site

CTV News

Gimli Glider Cockpit Returns to Manitoba After 7,000 km Salvage Journey After a 7,000-kilometre transit from a southern California scrapyard, the cockpit of Air Canada Flight 143’s famed Boeing 767 — known as the Gimli Glider — was recovered and officially handed back to Capt. Robert Pearson in Manitoba. The milestone marks a significant step in preserving commercial aviation heritage.

2025-06-30T20:54:09.180679-07:00

Gimli Glider Cockpit Returns to Manitoba After 7,000 km Salvage Journey

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Kea Aerospace’s Solar-Stratospheric Aircraft Arrives at Air Force Museum of New Zealand Kea Aerospace’s prototype solar electric aircraft, designed to reach the stratosphere without refueling, has been unveiled at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch. The high-altitude platform demonstrates a leap in clean, long-endurance aerospace capability for surveillance and research.

2025-06-30T20:10:14.395875-07:00

Kea Aerospace’s Solar-Stratospheric Aircraft Arrives at Air Force Museum of New Zealand

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Northrop Grumman Donates $10M to Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Defense contractor Northrop Grumman has pledged a $10 million gift to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., underlining its commitment to preserving aerospace history and supporting future STEM outreach through upgraded exhibits and educational programs.

2025-06-30T20:01:58.525020-07:00

Northrop Grumman Donates $10M to Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum

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