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It was the biggest warplane ever to wear an American star, and in the summer of '49 the Peacemaker found itself a war--in Washington
The bigger they are, the better they fly. And they're made in Russia.
Five ad agencies create ad campaigns to promote NASA.
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What has four wheels and flies? The dream of a roadable airplane continues.
Thirty years ago, astronauts were an exotic species. Wherever they appeared, crowds went wild.
Mission Aviation pilots answer to a higher calling.
If we're going to cut NASA funding, let's make it meaningful.
When a space shuttle shuts down in the last seconds before liftoff, the launch team has its most important work to do.
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The short story that became the movie <i>October Sky.</i>
Jeff Ethell's Pireps
A B-57 crew faced the end of the world.
At Oshkosh, pride goeth before a fall.
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In April 1975, escaping Saigon meant crowding into a darkened C-130 in the middle of the night.
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Memoirs of Korea by an acclaimed novelist
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Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, had one brief, shining moment when airmail pilots used it as a stopover. Then they went away, leaving only memories.
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How the Thunder Gods prepared for suicide.
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In 1947, no airplane had ever gone faster than the speed of sound.
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The romance behind the famous B-17’s name.
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Was this designer a genius or his own worst enemy?
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World War II's black pilots had two wars to fight.
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