Tag: NASA

NASA’s Super Guppy Attending EAA AirVenture

PRESS RELEASE America’s legacy and future on the moon, unique aircraft, advanced aviation technologies, and…

“Spying” Weather Systems with NASA’s Lockheed ER-2 Dragon Lady

While we rarely cover serving military aircraft here at Vintage Aviation News, there are occasional…

NASA’s F-104 Starfighters [VIDEO]

Of all the supersonic interceptors which emerged during the 1950s, it is doubtful that any…

Last Flight for NASA’s SOFIA Boeing 747SP Aerial Observatory

We wanted to thank the remarkable Nicholas A. Veronico for the following piece. In addition…

NASA’s Retired Boeing 747SP ‘SOFIA’ to Join Pima Air & Space Museum

PRESS RELEASE NASA’s now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft will find a permanent…

The Irreplaceable and Everlasting Super Guppy

On August 10th, NASA’s venerable Aero Spacelines Super Guppy delivered the Orion Stage Adapter structural…

Museum of Flight Is First to Exhibit Full-Scale Mock-ups of NASA Mars Rover

PRESS RELEASE - On October 30, The Museum of Flight will be the first site…

50 Years Since Apollo 15

The week between July 26th and August 7th, 1971 marked the 50th anniversary of the…

NASA’s Last Lockheed S-3 Viking Flying to San Diego Air & Space Museum

When the U.S. Navy retired its fleet of S-3B Vikings from active duty in 2009,…

New Hands-on Space Traveling Exhibit at The Air Zoo

PRESS RELEASE - Space exploration just took an exciting turn at the Air Zoo in…