Air & Space Magazine: May 2008
Articles
The Bone is Back
Too trouble-prone for nuclear alert and sidelined in the first Gulf War, the B-1 is today the busiest bomber in the fleet.
By David Noland
School of Hard Rocks
Loni Habersetzer teaches pilots how to land on the harshest terrain.
By Tom LeCompte
A Place in the Sun
Earth dwellers view the sun from 93 million miles away. What will NASA’s next solar probe see from up close?
By Bruce Dorminey
Stowaways
The strange things restorers find in old aircraft.
By Bettina H. Chavanne
Konnichi Wa, Kibo
The International Space Station says hello to its newest addition, made in Japan.
By Dan Barry
The Misunderstood Professor
When he suggested in a 1920 treatise that rockets could reach the moon, Robert Goddard sparked a public frenzy.
By Frank H. Winter
It's Show Time
Download our 2008 Airshow Guide.
By The Editors
Airplanes of the Stars
Show performers talk about their favorite rides.
By Linda Shiner
My Wingwalker
If you think it's nerve-wracking on the wing, try being the one in the cockpit.
By Debbie Gary
Wingophobia
Just a few minutes outside the cockpit was enough for me.
By Patricia Trenner
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Aeroplane!
In 1910, showmen flew death-defying stunts in Wright airplanes. Sometimes, death won.
By Paul Glenshaw
Premier Performer
For their first airshows, the Wright exhibition team relied on the Model B.
By Paul Glenshaw
Viewport: All in the Family
From the desk of the Director of the National Air & Space Museum, J.R. Dailey.
By J. R. Dailey
In the Museum: Second, But Still Up
Fifty years after launch, Vanguard 1 remains in orbit.
By Rebecca Maksel
Above & Beyond: Mission Unaccomplished
Memorable flights, and other adventures.
By William Campenni
Oldies & Oddities: Homebuilt Radiation Belt
From the Attic to the Archive.
By Mark Wolverton
Moments & Milestones: The Phantom at 50
Producted in Cooperation with the National Aeronautic Association.
By George C. Larson
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