Galactic gala honors past, present of LI air and space
By GREGORY ZELLER // After four trips to space, a front-row seat for the breathless Apollo 13 rescue and some relatively ho-hum years as a U.S. Air Force airman and…
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New era, same mission as golden LIBDC plans ahead
By GREGORY ZELLER // Invention, and reinvention. They are the manifestation of creativity and the heart of innovation. True today, on a Long Island staking a claim as a leading…
As Apollo anniversary nears, mission time at CoA
By GREGORY ZELLER // Unless you’re hiding under a moon rock, you know that humankind’s first stroll on the lunar surface was 50 years ago this July – and as…
With Riverhead’s nod, CAT set to soar in Calverton
By GREGORY ZELLER // A development team with big plans for a reinvigorated Long Island aerospace industry spread its wings Wednesday night, soaring straight toward its long-desired nest. Calverton Aviation…
Space vets all-go for Cradle of Aviation ‘Countdown’
By GREGORY ZELLER // A star-studded crew of cosmic heroes was on board Thursday, when the Cradle of Aviation Museum started the clock on its 18-month-plus “Countdown to Apollo at…
Plant 6 reopened, Luminati says it’s ready for takeoff
Long Island is taxiing back toward the forefront of aerospace manufacturing. One year after a ballyhooed test flight of its solar-powered VO Substrata solar-powered aircraft, Luminati Aerospace LLC held a…
Luminati to debut made-on-LI solar plane
The first aircraft to be designed and built in Calverton since Grumman Aerospace Corp. went wheels-up more than 22 years ago is scheduled to make its public debut Friday. The…
Cradle event to honor Grumman’s fabled F-14
The Cradle of Aviation museum is celebrating Long Island’s aeronautic glory days with a dinner and panel discussion honoring Grumman’s F-14 Tomcat, arguably one of the nation’s finest-ever fighters. The event,…