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Area 51: Origins
America’s once-secret air base had humble beginnings.
Need for Speed
Airplanes with a mission: Fly faster.
Beyond the Moon
It’s not a place, exactly. But it could be NASA’s next destination.
The Invention of Flight
Inventors, dreamers, daredevils, charlatans: Aviation's early years had them all.
Vietnam Memoir
Stories from the war that shaped a generation.
Are ice crystals different in microgravity? I had a look.
May 30, 2012
| By Don Pettit
When you drive to your local observatory to witness the Transit of Venus on Tuesday, spare a thought for the men who sought to witness the spectacle in 1761.
May 29, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
Don Pettit turns his curiosity—and his camera—loose on board the International Space Station.
May 23, 2012
| By The Editors
If you want to know what crew I'm on, be prepared for a long conversation.
May 16, 2012
| By Don Pettit
If things go according to plan Saturday, the world will witness SpaceX launch its first Dragon cargo supply mission to the International Space Station.
May 15, 2012
| By Paul D. Spudis
These Pentagon mavericks want to launch spacecraft within a week of taking the order. Wish them luck.
July 2012
| By Todd Neff
Discovery takes a victory lap before settling in at the National Air and Space Museum.
July 2012
| By J.R. Dailey
Winners take home big prizes (and compete to be the next generation of aerospace leadership) in the Team America Rocketry Challenge.
May 11, 2012
| By Heather Goss
Playing with sound waves and a drop of water in microgravity.
May 08, 2012
| By Don Pettit
To buy a piece of space history, you need plenty of cash.
May 03, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
The energy now stored in my body is seven times greater than what would be in an 80- kilogram pile of TNT.
May 02, 2012
| By Don Pettit
A new book recounts (sort of) the difficult restoration of a deteriorating Saturn V.
May 01, 2012
| By Heather Goss
The legal status and ownership of resources harvested from space are unclear. How does such uncertainty affect our plans to exploit them?
May 01, 2012
| By Paul D. Spudis
When something breaks on a spacecraft, you have to get your hands dirty.
April 27, 2012
| By Don Pettit
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