Aerospace Films
Works about air and space on the big screen
Hollywood’s Spacesuits
A sci-fi historian’s guide to movie spacesuits, from wacky to realistic.
September 13, 2012 |
By Diane Tedeschi
Martians Among Us
In this rowdy assembly, you'll find at least one you know.
July 2012 |
By The Editors
Above and Beyond: Mantz Versus the Volcano
Filming for Cinerama with a fearless flyer.
August 2011 |
By James Morrison
Reel Aviation
Newsreels brought the excitement of aviation to millions of moviegoers in the 1930s. Now read the lost scripts.
November 12, 2010 |
By Phillip W. Stewart
Thrills! Chills! Mystery in the Air!
In the 1930s and ’40s, heroic pilots engaged enemy aircraft — every Saturday morning.
November 2010 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Did Australians light signal fires for the astronauts?
And would they have been visible from space?
June 24, 2009 |
By Rebecca Maksel
The Smithsonian’s Hollywood Moment
The makers of Night at the Museum took great pains to get it right.
May 07, 2009 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Live and Let Fly
Real pilots rate the performance of the airplanes in James Bond flicks.
September 2008 |
By David Lande
The Airplanes of James Bond
After 46 hours watching all 22 films, our list numbers more than 150.
July 14, 2008 |
By The Editors
X-15: The Hollywood Version
Charles Bronson starred. The Pentagon had a few minor corrections.
August 2007 |
By airspacemag.com
Did Ron Howard exaggerate the reentry scene in the movie Apollo 13?
A little bit, maybe, but not much.
May 01, 2007 |
By Joe Pappalardo
The Astronaut Farmer: A Talk With the Filmmakers
This throwback to the space program's past highlights the power of dreams.
March 2007 |
By airspacemag.com
Flyboy: David Ellison Takes Off
In his new film, the actor-pilot gets to combine his two loves.
November 2006 |
By airspacemag.com
Star Quality
How did we love the Tomcat? On the 20th anniversary of Top Gun, we count the ways.
September 2006 |
By The Editors
At the Movies: Take Two
World War I airplanes star in a feature film about the Lafayette Escadrille.
July 2006 |
By Tom LeCompte
Uncommon Force
All the action of Red Flag air combat exercises comes to movie screens through the magic of IMAX(r)
January 2005 |
By the Editors
The Making of Air Force One
Of course you realize nothing like this could ever happen.
August 1997 |
By George C. Larson
