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What the astronauts really said
Apollo "onboard voice" recordings captured the moon astronauts' conversations -- cussing and all -- when no one else was listening.
Drones for Hire
The newest eyes in the sky are drawing the attention of power companies, conservation groups, and the ACLU.
Five Reasons to Like NASA’s Asteroid Retrieval Mission
So it's not the Moon or Mars. Get over it.
The Invention of Flight
Inventors, dreamers, daredevils, charlatans: Aviation's early years had them all.
Disaster at Xichang
An eyewitness speaks publicly for the first time about history’s worst launch accident.
The Bristol Brabazon was big and it flew. Much more can’t be said.
May 2012
| By Stephan Wilkinson
Grant Morton wasn't the first to parachute from an airplane, or even the second.
March 01, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
In February 1912, Capt. Albert Berry made the first parachute jump from an airplane.
February 29, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
In 1957, the Narco Superhomer was The Great New Thing.
February 14, 2012
| By George Larson
When wild liveries and outrageous uniforms were the norm.
February 09, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
Want to set a record-breaking flight? You’ll need an observer from the National Aeronautic Association.
January 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
Art and artifacts from the Marine front lines, now on display in Washington.
January 24, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
The first Hollywood movie showcasing airline travel, Three Guys Named Mike, came out in 1951.
January 19, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
After the Wright brothers flew, a handful of inventors were determined to join them.
March 2012
| By Paul Glenshaw
When the U.S. Army Air Forces needed 100,000 men to volunteer, General Hap Arnold recruited Hollywood.
March 2012
| By Mark Betancourt
Alert: If you see a Starfighter in a parking lot, contact this Dutch museum.
December 19, 2011
| By Pat Trenner
Whether you love it or hate it, John Gillespie Magee's "High Flight" remains the most enduring of aviation poems.
December 08, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
When the Eighth Air Force wanted to protect its bomber crews, it asked medieval armor specialists for advice.
November 21, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
Remember when passengers used to toss lit cigarettes out the airplane window? Honest.
November 17, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
Writer Joseph Heller drew on his own wartime experience for his 1961 masterpiece.
November 11, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
How a 1940s Interstate Cadet trainer sent a famous airshow pilot on a journey to find a kindred spirit.
January 2012
| By John Fleischman
For some reason the heli-camper never really caught on.
January 2012
| By James R. Chiles
The Boeing 247 was the Dreamliner of its day.
January 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
A new book highlights the final Gathering of Mustangs in 2007.
November 02, 2011
| By Pat Trenner
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