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People

The aviators, scientists, engineers and astronauts who have shaped the story of air and space flight

Discover Air & Space articles about the people who have shaped the history of flight – and those who will shape its future.
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After the B-52D crash was solved, over 200 “cause unknown” aircraft losses were attributed to the same condition.

Above and Beyond: Fire and Ice

November 2010 | By Leonard R. Scotty

NASA v. The Scientists

A band of space scientists and engineers take their fight for privacy all the way to the Supreme Court.
September 24, 2010 | By Mark Betancourt

Glamour Boy

The day Claude Grahame-White thrilled the crowd at the Boston-Harvard meet.
September 08, 2010 | By Gavin Mortimer

John Freeborn, second from right, relaxes with fellow Royal Air Force pilots from 74 Squadron at their base in Hornchurch, Essex, in August 1940. Also pictured: Roger Boulding (with dog) and Henryk Szczesny.

John Freeborn: 1919-2010

In a 2004 interview, an RAF hero recalled encounters with friends and enemies during the Battle of Britain.
September 03, 2010 | By Gavin Mortimer

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (shown here suited for his Vostok 1 spaceflight) took the mystery of his final flight to the grave.

What Made Yuri Fall?

Igor Kuznetsov reopened the Gagarin inquest to find out.
September 2010 | By Andrew Osborn

Carl Schahrer, commander of the B-29 Boomerang, shows off the talisman, on which his crew carved their missions.

One More For The Checklist

For some pilots, a good-luck charm is standard equipment.
September 2010 | By Michael Klesius

Search parties still hunt for Amelia Earhart, who vanished on July 2, 1937.

Checking In...

...on the Missing Persons File
September 2010 | By The Editors

Thirty-eight WASPs died in service. Mary Hartson (left, with Hardman, center) was killed in a BT-13 crash in 1944.

Flying Bombers in World War II

Stories my mother told me.
August 2010 | By Melissa Jordan

On his signature final pass in his 1943 Stearman, John Mohr shows what sets him apart from the rest.

Barnstorming in the Blood

One of the world's most inventive pilots makes everything old look new again.
August 2010 | By Debbie Gary

John, Joe, George, and Matt Savidge (from left) with one of their biplanes, ca. 1912.

In the Museum: Life Among the Savidges

August 2010 | By Tom Crouch

At Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, Chief Scientist Werner Dahm (in flightsuit) preps for a ride in a B-1 bomber in September 2009.

How to Win Enemies and Influence Policy

From the halls of power to field laboratories, the Air Force Chief Scientist helps shape the future of U.S. flight.
August 2010 | By Mark Wolverton

Jonathan Trappe over North Carolina, dangling from what looks like a bunch of birthday balloons on a cluster flight, one of four he made before crossing the English Channel in May.

The Drifters

Of wind, helium, and hope — plus the occasional disaster.
August 2010 | By Mark Karpel

Live From the Moon!

The picture may have been grainy, but it was some of the most riveting TV of the 1960s.
July 19, 2010 | By Mary McKillop

From images sent by the Huygens probe in 2005, scientists created this view of Titan from 30,000 feet — about the altitude at which an airplane would cruise.

Titan Air

Saturn's mysterious moon may have airplanes in its future.
July 2010 | By Tony Reichhardt

Snodgrass’ repertoire extends beyond modern jets; here, Snort flies a World War II SNJ trainer at a 1999 airshow.

The Real Top Gun

Nobody handled a Tomcat like Snort.
July 2010 | By Debbie Gary

The 609th Air Commando Squadron flew out of Nakhon Phanom airfield in eastern Thailand.

Truck Killer

For one mission in Vietnam, the best aircraft for the job was a bomber from World War II.
July 2010 | By David Lande

Viewport: Building a Wall of Support

July 2010 | By J.R. Dailey

From left to right Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright chat with Wright Exhibition Team pilot Walter Brookins at Indianapolis Indiana June 1910

Moments and Milestones: Mile-High Man

July 2010 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

The Mizar at Oxnard Airport in August 1973.

Oldies and Oddities: A Different Kind of Hybrid

July 2010 | By Peter Garrison

A crew member filmed cloud behavior.

Climate Control

Irving Langmuir tried to change the world one storm at a time.
July 2010 | By Sam Kean


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