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NASA’s Ethiraj Venkatapathy (left) and Betsy Pugel, and the Museum’s Hanna Szczepanowska, look over Apollo heat shields.

In the Museum: Hot Commodity

February 2009 | By Michael Klesius

Artist

End Run

A small band of rogue rocketeers takes on the NASA establishment.
September 29, 2008 | By Michael Klesius

The Chicago area lights up the night next to the blank expanse of Lake Michigan. The yellow-orange color is due to the extensive use of sodium vapor lights.

Cities at Night: An Astronaut’s View

Urban nightscapes are among the most beautiful sights in orbit.
September 16, 2008 | By Don Pettit

Fighter pilots today need look no farther than their visors for key flight data.

Then & Now: Hard Hat Zone

September 2008 | By Roger A. Mola

Australian Gary Redman won first place in the international college category for his 24-seat OIONOS commuter airplane.

Inexperience Wanted

Student engineers answer NASA’s call to design the airplane of 2058.
August 06, 2008 | By Michael Klesius

Falcon 1 on the launch pad at Kwajalein.

Third Time’s the Charm?

Elon Musk tries again to reach orbit, with hopes for low-cost spaceflight riding on the outcome.
July 17, 2008 | By Geoffrey Little

Moments & Milestones: A Farewell to Radar

Produced in cooperation with the National Aeronautic Association
July 2008 | By George C. Larson

Humans vs. Robots

Which way lies our future in space? A discussion.
June 27, 2008 | By Tony Reichhardt

A Little Joe II during launch

Confidence Booster

This little known Apollo artifact caused astronauts to rest a little easier.
June 13, 2008 | By Bob Craddock

Thanks to the wonders of computer animation, Gerry Merrill

Who Says a Jet Can't Be Cheap?

Gerry Merrill says he can build you one for $150,000.
March 2008 | By David Noland

Carol Sugars and Doug Roodante in their green machine.

Fly Canola!

Doug Rodante plans to fly his L-29 cross-country using cooking oil for fuel.
February 25, 2008 | By Roger Mola

Staff Sergeant Robin Walker (left) reports no foreign objects in the inlets to Staff Sergeant Greg Slavik piror to takeoff from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

Unconventional Weapon

What we learned about stealth technology from the combat career of the F-117.
January 2008 | By Bill Sweetman

A NASA program that ended in 2005 generated little more than this artist

My Other Car Is a Podcopter

Bumper sticker in the year 2015? 2025? Ever?
January 2008 | By Mark Gatlin

1. Langley Landers (1961) In August of 1961, engineer John Houbolt gave one of many presentations to the Space Task Group [at NASA

Lunar Landers That Never Were

The road to the moon was paved with good intentions.
January 01, 2008 | By Tony Reichhardt

The Spirit rover may be smaller than the proposed Mars Science Laboratory, but at least it

Suggestion: Stop Improving

Why does every Mars mission have to be better than the last?
November 01, 2007 | By Bob Craddock

Target date 2025: A pilotless, Mach 20 Hypersonic Cruise Vehicle.

Mach 20 or Bust

Weapons research may yet produce a true spaceplane.
September 2007 | By Geoffrey Little

Researchers have been looking far and wide for biofuel sources, including switchgrass.

Fly Green!

Richard Branson and Boeing heap hope-and hype-on biofuels.
September 2007 | By Michael Milstein

The Orion simulator: The shape is as old as Apollo, but the dashboard is all new.

Orion's Brain

NASA's new space capsule has a mind of its own.
September 2007 | By Michael Klesius

A pulse detonation engine, fueled by ethylene and air, fires on a test stand at a General Electric research center.

Son of a Buzz Bomb

An engine with a checkered past is the power of the future.
September 2007 | By Jim Mathews

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Danger: Airplane Crossing

Controlling airplanes on the ground is a thornier problem than controlling them in the air.
August 2007 | By Michael Milstein


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