The problem Lockheed ran into after designing the L-1011 TriStar

The aircraft entered service later than its rival despite its advanced design, which left it to fight for market share from ...
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Last flying Lockheed L-1011 Stargazer set to launch urgent space telescope rescue mission

A groundbreaking space telescope is slowly falling back to Earth, but NASA has put ...

The Forgotten Lockheed Trijet That Quietly Opened Long-Haul Routes Before Twins Were Ready

How the L-1011-500 pioneered long-haul thin routes, using innovative design and extended range to fill a unique aviation ...

A Vintage, Last-of-Its-Kind Aircraft Will Launch NASA’s Swift Rescue Mission

Northrop Grumman’s Orbital Sciences Corporation selected Marshall Aerospace to perform the design and conversion of Stargazer ...
Aviation Week

Northrop Grumman Targets L-1011 Hypersonic Test Role

Almost 28 years after pioneering the use of nonmilitary air launch for commercial spacecraft with the Pegasus rocket, Northrop Grumman’s one-of-a-kind Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is on the verge of a new ...
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NASA launching LINK Pegasus XL mission to save Swift observatory

NASA’s last operational Lockheed L-1011 Stargazer will launch a Pegasus XL rocket on June 27, aiming to boost the decaying ...