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Conservator Hanna Szczepanowska assesses the solar cells on a replica Vanguard satellite; the original will remain in orbit until at least 2109.

In the Museum: Second, But Still Up

Fifty years after launch, Vanguard 1 remains in orbit.
May 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel

Above & Beyond: Mission Unaccomplished

Memorable flights, and other adventures.
May 2008 | By William Campenni

Oldies & Oddities: Homebuilt Radiation Belt

From the Attic to the Archive.
May 2008 | By Mark Wolverton

A & S Interview: Dick Anderegg

A talk with the Air Force historian.
May 2008 | By Patricia Trenner

NASA's Art Rides the Rails

A rolling exhibit brings space exploration to small-town America.
April 2008 | By Constance Bond

A Russian ground crew member marks the exact site of the Soyuz landing with a GPS device.

Rough Ride Home

Three space station astronauts are glad to be back on terra firma after an off-course landing in a Russian Soyuz capsule.
April 2008 | By Michael Klesius

Street Flight

Aviation meets urban sculpture in Arlington, Virginia.
April 15, 2008 | By Roger Mola

Cliffs (left) on Mercury seen by the MDIS narrow-angle camera during Messenger

An Eye for Mercury

MESSENGER’s first images were taken by a very used camera.
April 03, 2008 | By Bob Craddock

A historically accurate reproduction of the Wright Model B, built by the Wright Experience, is on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

Premier Performer

For their first airshows, the Wright exhibition team relied on the Model B.
March 19, 2008 | By Paul Glenshaw

Walt Pierce helps Pat Trenner try on his Stearman wing at 1978’s Oshkosh, Wisconsin Fly-in.

Wingophobia

Just a few minutes outside the cockpit was enough for me.
March 19, 2008 | By Patricia Trenner

Cromwell Dixon in his Curtiss biplane at the Helena fairgounds on September 30, 1911.

Across the Divide in 1911

A new biography details the exploits of teenage aviation pioneer Cromwell Dixon.
March 01, 2008 | By Tom Harpole

Curtiss on Curtiss

The aviation pioneer chronicled his life and work in a once rare (but now freely downloadable) 1912 book.
March 01, 2008 | By airspacemag.com

A Hawker Hurricane Mark IIC is on permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum

Hurricane Walkaround

Aviation historian Ron Dick takes a closer look at an old warbird.
March 01, 2008 | By Diane Tedeschi

Charlie Kulp, 82, flew this Piper Cub (and wore those overalls) in more than 800 performances since 1973.

Goodbye, Silas Hicks

Charlie Kulp bids farewell to his alter ego, the "Flying Farmer."
March 01, 2008 | By Linda Shiner

Among the first to see the historical value of aircraft, Ed Maloney opened a museum in 1957 and has been adding airplanes ever since, like the Hawker Hurricane. What makes the Planes of Fame Air Museum especially thrilling to airplane fans is aircraft that fly.

Ed Maloney's Mission

The man behind, beside, and all over, the Planes of Fame Air Museum.
March 2008 | By Marshall Lumsden

Thanks to the wonders of computer animation, Gerry Merrill

Who Says a Jet Can't Be Cheap?

Gerry Merrill says he can build you one for $150,000.
March 2008 | By David Noland

Orbital Outfitters developed the pressurized polyurethane suit for XCOR.

High Fashion

Space tourists, dressed to thrill.
March 2008 | By Bettina H. Chavanne

The winner of the first Schneider Trophy race was France with a Deperdussin. The replica can float; the original won the race in 1913 with a speed of about 46 mph.

Racing Planes of Fame

A visit to the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California is a tour through the history of air racing.
March 01, 2008 | By Linda Shiner

A & S Interview: Richard Garriott

A second generation space traveler talks about his upcoming tourist trip to the space station.
March 01, 2008 | By Irene Klotz

A row of 737-800s at Boeing Field in Seattle

What determines an airplane’s lifespan?

Some keep flying for decades, while others end up on the scrap heap.
March 01, 2008 | By Rebecca Maksel


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