Cold War Era
A period of time from 1947 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 that includes the space race and Korean and Vietnam Wars
The Man Behind the Curtain
Space czar Sergei Korolev won fame for the launch of Sputnik, but a more modest genius deserves the credit.
November 2007 |
By Asif Siddiqi
Why We Miss the X-15
Not only was it the fastest. It may have been the best flight research program ever.
November 01, 2007 |
By Linda Shiner
Laika's Tale
Fifty years after her flight, a new graphic novel recounts the saga of the dog that made space history.
November 01, 2007 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Before the Fire
Veteran space reporter Jay Barbree recalls Apollo's darkest day.
November 01, 2007 |
By Jay Barbree
We Shocked the World
Nikita Khrushchev's son recalls the night Sputnik made history.
August 2007 |
By Sergei Khrushchev (Translated by Lyudmila Khomenko Chillico)
It All Started with Sputnik
An eminent space historian looks back on the first 50 years of space exploration.
July 2007 |
By Roger D. Launius
Operation Highjump
A year after World War II ended, the U.S. Navy mounted a massive-though hastily planned-mission to the bottom of the world.
July 2007 |
By Paul Hoversten
Lunch With Willard
How a meeting 50 years ago solved a photographic mystery.
May 2007 |
By Joe Pappalardo
The G Machine
Riding an Atlas into space was a piece of cake compared to pulling 32 Gs on the Johnsville centrifuge.
May 2007 |
By Mark Wolverton
Aviation's Jackie Robinson
It took a Supreme Court decision, but in 1963 Marlon Green finally broke into the majors.
March 2007 |
By Tony Reichhardt
The Thin Aluminum Line
Supersonic airplanes and a screen of radar stood ready during the cold war to avert the end of the world.
January 2007 |
By Carl Posey
A & S Interview: Joe Sutter
The "Father of the 747" talks about the famed airliner's birth.
January 2007 |
By Bettina Chavanne
My Favorite Artifact: The Apollo Landing Sites
This space historian's ideal exhibit is one that's not quite ready to open.
January 2007 |
By Diane Tedeschi
How did the Apollo astronauts toss their spacesuits overboard?
Hint: They kept the most important part.
January 01, 2007 |
By Joe Pappalardo
Wernher von Braun, Novelist
Half a century ago, the rocket scientist tried his hand at fiction.
January 2007 |
By airspacemag.com
The First Photo From Space
In 1946, rocket-borne cameras gave us our first look at Earth from beyond the atmosphere.
November 2006 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Norman Rockwell's Ghost
The most artistic collaboration of the entire Apollo program.
September 2006 |
By Pierre Mion
