Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2941: A Last Piggy-Back Airplane
Posted on · Episode: 2941 NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Airplane (SCA), a last piggy-back airplane, retires. Today, a last piggy-back airplane.
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Houston Matters
Photos: Inside NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft
Posted on · Houston Matters talks with the crew and takes a look inside the aircraft that help us understand a major storm and where it might go.
Bauer Business Focus
Houston Spaceport Groundbreaking, First Company Tenant Expected Within Weeks
Posted on · Groundbreaking for Phase 1 of the Houston Spaceport development at Ellington Airport is scheduled for June 28.
Houston Matters
Houston Airports Served A Record 58.3 Million Travelers In 2018
Posted on · Amid record travel and the 50th birthday of the Bush Airport, representatives from the Houston Airport System answer listener questions about the region's three airports.
Transportation
Houston Airport Officials Say Interest Is Growing In Houston Spaceport
Posted on · City is currently working to lure aerospace companies to its new facility at Ellington Airport
Education News
Aviation Leaders Break Ground On New Lone Star Flight Museum
Posted on · Work is now officially underway on the new site of The Lone Star Flight Museum at Ellington Field.
Transportation
Houston Airport Gets License To Become A Commercial Spaceport
Posted on · Sometime in the next few years, you may be able to travel into space from a nearby airport, now that federal officials have given approval.
Houston Matters
Houston Museum Home to Vintage Military Aircraft
Posted on · The Texas Flying Legends Museum recently launched five WWII warbirds for a 2,200-mile journey to perform overseas. These trips are part of the museum's broader mission to honor war veterans. Houston Matters' Maggie Martin recently visited the museum at Ellington Airport as pilots were preparing to take off. The warbirds are expected to return to […]
News
Major Aerospace Firm Wants To Be Part Of Houston Spaceport
Posted on · The deal comes as officials await final approval on a spaceport license for Ellington Airport.
Houston Matters
Community Gives Input On Plans For Houston Spaceport
Posted on · Saturday, Jan. 31, is the final day for the public to give input on a proposal to turn Houstonâs Ellington Airport into a spaceport. The FAA is gathering public comment on the plan, and airport officials hope to get approval as early as the summer. The public was invited to a community forum on the […]
Transportation
Community Gives Input On Plans For Houston Spaceport
Posted on · Ellington Airport wants to build facilities to support commercial spaceflight.
NewsLab
Flying Classroom Lands In Houston
Posted on · A pilot is using a one-of-a-kind flying classroom to bring science education to students around the world.
NewsLab
Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft On Its Way To Final Destination
Posted on · Boeing 747 will be part of permanent exhibit at Space Center Houston.
Health & Science
Airplane That Served As Shuttle Carrier Moving To Space Center
Posted on · A significant artifact from the shuttle era comes to Houston, a retired Boeing 747 airplane.
Houston Matters
Could Ellington Field Someday Serve As a Spaceport?
Posted on · Another proposed future transportation project would allow travelers to leave Houston…vertically. Houston Airport System officials say they’re going to turn Ellington Airport into a spaceport. Officials say they the spaceport could be up and running as early as 2017, which means sending passengers into space from Houston may not be too far off. HAS is […]