Air & Space Magazine: September 2008
Articles
Finding Apollo
Forty years later, we’re about to see what the moonwalkers left behind.
Live and Let Fly
Real pilots rate the performance of the airplanes in James Bond flicks.
Restoration: USS Intrepid
Cleaning up an aircraft carrier.
The Disorient Express
Despite the best training and technology, why do pilots still die from not knowing which end is up?
Big Idea
Megalifters prove you’re never too fat to fly.
Control the Air
On the ground with Marines in Afghanistan, the author sees a different side of close air support.
Mission Possible
A new probe to a Martian moon may win back respect for Russia’s unmanned space program.
Portrait of the Enemy
Photographs taken from the world’s first warplanes changed the course of battle.
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January 2009
Snapshot
Hornet At 30
Three decades on the deck.
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Need to Know
What determines an airplane’s lifespan?
Some keep flying for decades, while others end up on the scrap heap.
