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Vega clears readiness review for April return to flight

Avio’s Vega rocket has passed a readiness review, paving the way for a return to flight in April. The update signals readiness progress following earlier Vega C/Avio production and subsystem issues that drove schedule reassessments.

2026-04-10T21:13:16.995290-07:00

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

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

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Lufthansa publicly confronts Nazi-era ties as it marks 100 years

2026-02-04T01:38:22.837506-08:00

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NASA issues draft RFI to study relocating Space Shuttle Discovery or an Orion capsule

2026-03-20T13:38:38.228208-07:00

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Vega clears readiness review for April return to flight Avio’s Vega rocket has passed a readiness review, paving the way for a return to flight in April. The update signals readiness progress following earlier Vega C/Avio production and subsystem issues that drove schedule reassessments.

2026-04-10T21:13:16.995290-07:00

Vega clears readiness review for April return to flight

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Space Museum and Grissom Center weigh relocation from Bonne Terre to Neosho, Missouri The Space Museum and Grissom Center, currently based in Bonne Terre, Missouri, is considering relocating to Neosho, citing Neosho's historical ties to the U.S. space program and prospects for increased tourism and regional economic development. Local officials are evaluating feasibility and potential visitor impacts.

2026-03-23T11:54:32.695236-07:00

Space Museum and Grissom Center weigh relocation from Bonne Terre to Neosho, Missouri

Ars Technica

NASA issues draft RFI to study relocating Space Shuttle Discovery or an Orion capsule NASA has issued a draft request for information seeking proposals to assess the feasibility, cost and logistics of relocating a spacecraft — either Space Shuttle Discovery or an Orion crew capsule — to a new public display site. The agency has not set a target date or destination.

2026-03-20T13:38:38.228208-07:00

NASA issues draft RFI to study relocating Space Shuttle Discovery or an Orion capsule

Flying Magazine

Museum of Flight, Peninsula School District launch Aviation Academy to expand regional aerospace pathways The Museum of Flight has partnered with Peninsula School District to launch an Aviation Academy, expanding its Aviation Scholar Program into another district and creating a secondary-school pathway into aerospace careers. The academy provides hands-on opportunities and local access to aviation-focused education for high-school students.

2026-02-27T10:34:45.342053-08:00

Museum of Flight, Peninsula School District launch Aviation Academy to expand regional aerospace pathways

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Lufthansa publicly confronts Nazi-era ties as it marks 100 years On its centenary, Lufthansa has for the first time acknowledged it was “part of the system” under the Nazis: company leaders and board members had party links, the airline supported the Luftwaffe and arms production, and workers were exploited — a history the carrier says it will now openly address.

2026-02-04T01:38:22.837506-08:00

Lufthansa publicly confronts Nazi-era ties as it marks 100 years

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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

Space.com

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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Vega clears readiness review for April return to flight

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

Lufthansa publicly confronts Nazi-era ties as it marks 100 years

NASA issues draft RFI to study relocating Space Shuttle Discovery or an Orion capsule

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