New mission for the L-1011 Stargazer in 2026

Stargazer © Northrop Grumman

With the demise of Virgin Orbit and the failure of their modified 747-400, the Pegasus launch system is still a valuable and proven asset and the L-1011 remains the only airborne launch platform for the Pegasus Rocket.

Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane

"It's the only launch vehicle that can meet the orbit, the schedule and the cost to achieve something unprecedented with emerging technology."

•  Space.com: Private mission to save NASA telescope

Airline History Museum fighting for survival (III)

The fate of the museum and its hangar was again postponed. New date for a decision is now December 19.

Video showing the L-1011 TZ-MHI, parked at Nairobi

Nice footage of this L-1011 TriStar, msn 193B-1221, abandoned at Nairobi Airport:

C-FTNA, parked at Lyon Airport, to be dismantled

According to the Facebook group Airplane mode, msn 193M-1019, last tail number C-FTNA with Air Transat, will be scrapped and removed from its current parking position. The aircraft, which was parked in LYS since it was caught in-flight in the middle of a hail storm, was rendered a write-off beyond economical repair and was being used as a conference space and for fire fighters training.

Being permanently exposed to the elements and without proper maintenance and cleaning, the aircraft became derelict.

After scrapping and removal, the site will be used as a hydrogen station.