Air & Space Magazine: September 2008
Articles
Finding Apollo
Forty years later, we’re about to see what the moonwalkers left behind.
By Tony Reichhardt
Live and Let Fly
Real pilots rate the performance of the airplanes in James Bond flicks.
By David Lande
Restoration: USS Intrepid
Cleaning up an aircraft carrier.
By Phil Scott
The Disorient Express
Despite the best training and technology, why do pilots still die from not knowing which end is up?
By Tom LeCompte
Big Idea
Megalifters prove you’re never too fat to fly.
By Kara Platoni
Control the Air
On the ground with Marines in Afghanistan, the author sees a different side of close air support.
By Ed Darack
Mission Possible
A new probe to a Martian moon may win back respect for Russia’s unmanned space program.
By Anatoly Zak
Portrait of the Enemy
Photographs taken from the world’s first warplanes changed the course of battle.
By Robin White
Viewport: Cool Moves
By J. R. Dailey
In the Museum: Mail Call
By Rebecca Maksel
Above & Beyond: I Have a Flameout
By Richard G. Woodhull, Jr.
Oldies & Oddities: Zeppo’s Gizmo
By Nick D’Alto
Then & Now: Hard Hat Zone
By Roger A. Mola
Moments & Milestones: Hits and Missiles
Produced in cooperation with the National Aeronautic Association
By George C. Larson
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