Articles

An American Obsession

When she vanished-70 years ago this July-she was as big a star as Greta Garbo. Is that why some are still driven to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart?
By Paul Hoversten

Think You Know Amelia?

Take our Earhart quiz and find out.
By airspacemag.com

Can We Hear Them Now?

Speak up, space aliens. These 42 new radio telescopes are all ears.
By Tony Reichhardt

Alenia's Gamble

To help build the Boeing 787's composite fuselage, Italy spends a bundle.
By Joe Pappalardo

Alenia's Robots

They're not as wise as R2D2, but robots are essential in building aircraft like the Airbus A380.
By Joe Pappalardo

Flight Lines

Why contrails hang around.
By Mariana Gosnell

Buried at the Bottom of the World

When people die serving their country, to what lengths must a government go to recover the bodies?
By Carl Hoffman

Operation Highjump

A year after World War II ended, the U.S. Navy mounted a massive-though hastily planned-mission to the bottom of the world.
By Paul Hoversten

It All Started with Sputnik

An eminent space historian looks back on the first 50 years of space exploration.
By Roger D. Launius

50 Ways to Space Out

Looking for ways to celebrate a half century of spaceflight? Here's fifty of 'em.
By Roger Mola

The Real Reasons We Explore Space

Ambition, curiosity, and a reason the NASA Administrator admits has nothing to do with economic benefit.
By Michael Griffin

Restorative Genius

A young military airplane craftsman makes his mark.
By Bettina Haymann Chavanne

In Thrust We Trust

To Tim Pickens, rockets are the only way to go.
By Peter Garrison

How Things Work - Afterburners

Jets get no kick from champagne, but a little fuel in the tailpipe...
By Damond Benningfield

The Niihau Zero

Pieces of Pearl Harbor's lone surviving Zero tell of a violent clash of cultures and a race for technology.
By Nick D'Alto

Hunting Zeros

Finding an airworthy Zero is not easy these days. In fact, you can count them on one hand.
By Roger Mola