A Vintage, Last-of-Its-Kind Aircraft Will Launch NASA’s Swift Rescue Mission
Built in 1974, the Stargazer aircraft is the last Lockheed L-1011 that's still flying. A space telescope is falling to Earth, but NASA has a bold plan to rescue it before it’s too late. The agency is launching a daring rescue mission later this month using the world’s last flying mothership of its kind—the Lockheed L-1011 Stargazer.