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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.
A&S Interview: Ray Puffer
The former Air Force historian asks, "Can anyone dispute that I had the most interesting job in the entire Air Force?"
May 2010 |
By Perry Turner
Book Club July 2010: Fighter Pilot
The memoirs of legendary ace Robin Olds.
May 17, 2010 |
By The Editors
Last of the Invaders
A reader tips us off to the restoration of a rare bird.
May 17, 2010 |
By Rebecca Maksel
The Other Harlem
In 1930s Chicago, at the corner of 87th Street and Harlem Avenue, Cornelius Coffey made aviation history.
March 2010 |
By Giles Lambertson
Head Skunk
Kelly Johnson was a giant in aircraft design. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, we find out how his legend grew.
March 2010 |
By Peter Garrison
A&S Interview: Joe Chappell
Flight Engineer for Air Force One.
March 2010 |
By Christopher Saccoccia
No Stimulus Plan for Astronauts
For NASA's flying corps, it looks like 1975 all over again.
February 05, 2010 |
By Matthew Hersch
Slim and Bud
Meet Charles Lindbergh the barnstormer—as he interviews his oldest flying buddy.
January 2010 |
By Giacinta Bradley Koontz
A & S Interview: Yang Guoxiang
One of China's top test pilots recalls the H-Bomb that almost backfired.
January 2010 |
By Bob Bergin
Feoktistov's Starship
The pioneering cosmonaut who dreamed of interstellar flight.
December 18, 2009 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Batstrike!
A loud thud. A shower of purple-white sparks. This can't be good.
December 14, 2009 |
By Randy Gordon
The Book of Hours
A peek into the logbooks of history’s notable pilots.
November 2009 |
By Tom LeCompte
Prairie Wind
In Nowheresville, Nebraska, the Air Force learned a thing or two about turbulence.
November 2009 |
By Dave Manoucheri
