Governmental Aerospace Programs
The Federal Aviation Administration, air mail, space programs and military aviation
Lunar History For Sale
A 16th-century telescope, Lunar Orbiter mission documents, early views of deep space, and more go on auction this week.
December 03, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Catapulting Into History
The first catapult launch of an unmanned combat aircraft -- and more milestones to come.
November 30, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Pippo: A World War II Mystery
Why does the solitary night fighter call out for a nickname?
November 29, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
NASA’s Road to the Future
A new interactive graphic highlights the space agency's plans.
November 28, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Beavers On Parachutes
In 1948, Idaho decided the best way to move beavers was to airdrop them.
November 26, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
The Air Force Survival Guide (Don’t Leave Home Without it)
Find yourself in a hostile environment? The Air Force knows what to do.
November 19, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Technical Readiness
Using the material and energy resources of space could be a major game-changer for spaceflight. So why haven't we ever done it?
November 17, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
Asleep at the Wheel
Driving a drone is (apparently) nothing like playing World of Warcraft.
November 15, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Cuba During the Missile Crisis
Fifty years later, Cubans remember preparing to fight the Americans.
November 2012 |
By Rafael Lima
Fly-Powered Planes and Other Oddities
Oddball items at the National Air and Space Museum.
October 31, 2012 |
By Rebecca Maksel
Of Turtles and Men
If the Mercury astronauts seemed obsessed with bathroom humor, maybe it was because of their doctors.
October 03, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Stratospheric Jump Set for October 8
Felix Baumgartner and his Red Bull team set a date for the Big Leap.
September 25, 2012 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Evacuating the Injured
A Marine Corps pilot flies CASEVAC missions in Iraq.
September 2012 |
By Rocky Checca
Artifacts on the Road
A gallery of traveling air- and spacecraft loaned out by the Smithsonian.
September 18, 2012 |
By Heather Goss
Free Enterprise and “New Space”
Is "New Space" free enterprise?
September 08, 2012 |
By Paul D. Spudis
