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Air Force Flight Test Museum Taking in more NASA History

August 28, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

On June 1, 2012, Boeing’s Phantom Eye prototype autonomous unmanned aircraft system made its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base as part of a NASA Armstrong (formerly Dryden) Flight Research Center project.The slow-flying Phantom […]

Lecture Launches in the Sixties’ Woman in Space Program

February 15, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – In 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to go into space, but over twenty years earlier, 13 American women were engaged in a project to train the first female astronauts–the […]

Astronaut Stephanie Wilson to Speak at Museum Of Flight

January 27, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Three-time space traveler, NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, will speak at the Museum on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. The Harvard graduate became the second African-American woman in space, having served onboard space […]

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NASA’s WB-57 Formation Flight

November 20, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 2

On Thursday, November 20th, NASA held a unique event, flying their three operational Martin WB-57 Canberras in formation over their home base in Houston, Texas. Experienced aviation photographer and WarbirdsNews contributor, Christopher A. Ebdon of AV8PIX was […]

NACA Centenary Symposium at Smithsonian March 3-4, 2015

February 28, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

Press Release: Before there was NASA, there was the NACA. On March 3, 1915, Congress established the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or N-A-C-A, “to separate the real from the imagined and make known the […]

NASA Partners With PIMA Air & Space Museum

December 2, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – Dec. 1, 2014–Tucson, AZ. NASA selected Pima Air & Space Museum as the area’s Simulcast Splashdown partner for its first venture outside the earth’s protective magnetic field in 40 years: the Orion […]

PIMA Air & Space Museum Ranked No. 2 Space Museum In The US

July 10, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE- TripAdvisor announced the Tucson Pima Air & Space Museum as the second best space museum in the country! The TripAdvisor space-themed attractions in this ranking are based on the quality and quantity […]

NASA WB-57F Will Make Its First Visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh This Year

June 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

As reported on its website EAA this week confirmed that NASA will bring a Martin/General Dynamics WB-57F high-altitude aircraft to Oshkosh this year. Based at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, […]

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NASA and Titan Missile Museum to Send Locals Names Into Space

June 4, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE – Sahuarita, Arizona—Jun. 1, 2014. The Titan Missile Museum will help send your name into space during its first of four 2014 cool Saturday summer evening programs, Moonlight MADness. Working with NASA, Titan […]

Space Expo 2014 at New England Air Museum on March 30th

March 16, 2014 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

On Sunday March 30th, visitors to the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut will be able to participate in their annual SPACE EXPO, which is set to be a fascinating experience for the whole family. NASA […]

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