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Lindbergh’s Trainer: The Brunner-Winkle Bird
The plane that taught Anne Morrow Lindbergh to fly is flying again.
April 2013 |
By Paul Glenshaw
Son of Transhab
NASA buys back its own technology for inflatable space modules.
January 17, 2013 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Tucker’s Teardown
The final act of the airshow season, in time-lapse.
January 07, 2013 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Judgment Day
Inventive design or fatal flaw? On a homebuilt airplane, one person makes the call.
January 2013 |
By Sarah Brown
Gorgeous Victorian 4BR 2.5BA, Priced To Ship to Mars ASAP!
A realty company wondered what it might cost to launch your house to Mars.
December 06, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Redundancy Counts
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket keeps on chugging, despite an engine loss.
October 08, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Ohio’s Space Shuttle
It never went to space, but the astronauts spent many hundreds of hours inside the CCT-1.
October 01, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Resilience of Air Race Fans
The real stars at Reno this year were in the stands.
September 19, 2012 |
By Linda Shiner
Back in the Race at Reno
Not all the new safety measures are welcome, but the teams are upbeat, and happy to be racing again.
September 15, 2012 |
By Linda Shiner
Flutter: Fast and Fatal
Aerodynamic flutter can be deadly, but it wasn't until recently that it was even understood.
August 28, 2012 |
By Pat Trenner
750 Meters Later
Masten Space System's test vehicle, Xombie, took a nice ride this week.
August 16, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Gyroplanes Swarm in Florida
The Annual Bensen Days fly-in welcomes rotorheads.
July 2012 |
By Bill Wilson
The 120,000-Foot Leap
Can space-diver Felix Baumgartner break the sound barrier without breaking his neck?
July 2012 |
By Mark Betancourt
A New Time-to-Climb Record
A Yak 3U gets to 10,000 feet in 125 seconds.
July 2012 |
By George C. Larson
DARPA and Boeing to Dream Up New Airborne Launcher
Wanted: an airborne system than can launch 100-pound satellites for under $1 million.
June 04, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
What’s Next for New Space
With Dragon showing the way, it's about to get busy in the commercial spaceflight arena.
June 01, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Space History Items Bring $1 Million
To buy a piece of space history, you need plenty of cash.
May 03, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Howard Hughes’ Robot
On his record-setting flight in 1938, the billionaire had two navigators, only one of which was human.
April 23, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
2013 Airshow Planner
Use our interactive map to link to events around the country, then share your airshow experiences.
April 2012 |
By Air & Space staff
