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The aviators, scientists, engineers and astronauts who have shaped the story of air and space flightDiscover Air & Space articles about the people who have shaped the history of flight – and those who will shape its future.
Short Strips and Flying Pigs
When flying in Papua, be prepared for surprises.
July 2012 |
By Nate Gordon
The 120,000-Foot Leap
Can space-diver Felix Baumgartner break the sound barrier without breaking his neck?
July 2012 |
By Mark Betancourt
Hurry-Up Satellites
These Pentagon mavericks want to launch spacecraft within a week of taking the order. Wish them luck.
July 2012 |
By Todd Neff
Making a Smoother (and Speedier) Airplane
Within months of its first flight, August Bellanca's Skyrocket II set five world speed records.
July 2012 |
By George C. Larson, Member, NAA
A New Time-to-Climb Record
A Yak 3U gets to 10,000 feet in 125 seconds.
July 2012 |
By George C. Larson
My Other Vehicle Was a Spacecraft
Now that the space shuttle has retired, astronauts are rediscovering the joys of flying airplanes.
July 2012 |
By Phil Scott
An Astronaut’s Guide to Space Etiquette
How to be civilized on the space frontier, Chapter 6: Having company for dinner.
June 27, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
Carrying the Load
The harness we wear to run on a treadmill in space is sort of like a backpack. But the engineering is way more complicated.
June 25, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
A Slice of Time Pie
On Space Station every hour is accounted for, and hardly a minute is wasted. Here's how my day is divided.
June 22, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
Warm Regards
A Space Station group portrait, taken in thermal infrared.
June 19, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
Beating Stray Light
If you want good pictures in space, make it as dark as you can.
June 18, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
Flying an 80-Year-Old Plane
A rare chance to take the controls of a 1931 Stinson Tri-Motor.
June 15, 2012 |
By Steve Satre
From Us to You
Here's what we left inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule before we closed the hatch last month.
June 14, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
The Inquisitive Astronaut
Don Pettit turns his curiosity—and his camera—loose on board the International Space Station.
May 23, 2012 |
By The Editors
What Makes a Mission Name?
If you want to know what crew I'm on, be prepared for a long conversation.
May 16, 2012 |
By Don Pettit
