Aerospace References
Books and films about air and space
An Aerial View of Geology
Photographer Michael Collier and his Cessna 180 bring North America's coastal landscapes into focus.
November 17, 2009 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Can This P-38 Be Saved?
Lockheed P-38 Lightnings brought many a pilot home. This pilot would like to return the favor.
November 2009 |
By David F. Toomey
Steichen Sent Me
Led by famed fashion photographer Edward Steichen, a group of camera men captured the action of World War II naval aviation.
October 01, 2009 |
By Mark D. Faram
The Art of a Moonwalker
Alan Bean’s moonscapes show what photographs can’t.
August 2009 |
By The Editors
Did Australians light signal fires for the astronauts?
And would they have been visible from space?
June 24, 2009 |
By Rebecca Maksel
We Represented All Women
During World War II, WASPs proved that an airplane couldn’t tell the difference between a male and female pilot.
June 22, 2009 |
By Jonna Dootlittle Hoppes
Voices from the Moon
What it was like, in the astronauts’ own words. Excerpts from a new book by Andrew Chaikin.
May 20, 2009 |
By Andrew Chaikin with Victoria Kohl
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
The Rocketbelt Caper
A true tale of invention, obsession, and murder.
March 03, 2009 |
By Paul Brown
The Art of War
The paintings of Tom Lea, Life magazine's artist-correspondent during World War II.
February 06, 2009 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Cities From the Sky
Sherman Fairchild, the photographer who transformed aviation
January 12, 2009 |
By Rebecca Maksel
A Cameraman on Mars
If you really want to know the planet, flip through Mike Malin’s photo album.
January 2009 |
By Andrew Chaikin
Live and Let Fly
Real pilots rate the performance of the airplanes in James Bond flicks.
September 2008 |
By David Lande
Portrait of the Enemy
Photographs taken from the world’s first warplanes changed the course of battle.
September 2008 |
By Robin White
The Airplanes of James Bond
After 46 hours watching all 22 films, our list numbers more than 150.
July 14, 2008 |
By The Editors
Book Excerpt: Hell Hawks!
How P-47s became the tank busters of World War II
July 14, 2008 |
By Robert F. Dorr and Thomas D. Jones
Humans vs. Robots
Which way lies our future in space? A discussion.
June 27, 2008 |
By Tony Reichhardt
