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
Restoration: Mach 2 Heavyweight Champion
The North American RA-5C Vigilante.
November 2002 |
By Robert F. Dorr
Above & Beyond: Nights Over North Vietnam
A former South Vietnamese Air Force commander shares his military experiences in a new book.
September 2002 |
By Nguyen Cao Ky
The Man Who Could See Air
Richard Whitcomb changed the shape of wings to come.
July 2002 |
By Peter Garrison
Shooting the Moon
How a clever camera and its irascible inventor captured the lunar surface—but not the hearts of Apollo astronauts.
May 2002 |
By Joseph Bourque
“This Is Only a Test”
Fifty years ago, cold-war games halted all civilian air traffic—long before September 11 did the same.
March 2002 |
By Roger A. Mola
In the Museum: The Rock
The lunar Touchrock is one of the most popular objects in the National Air and Space Museum.
March 2002 |
By Bob Craddock
Air Combat U
At the USAF Fighter Weapons School in 1957, the instructors were mean, but the aircraft were meaner.
January 2002 |
By Robert A. Hanson
The Mirror Makers
The fight is on for the chance to build the world's most advanced space telescope.
November 2001 |
By Ben Iannotta
That '70s Airshow
Business, babes, and barnstormers. For awhile, Reading, Pennsylvania, had it all.
September 2001 |
By Roger Mola
"We Called It 'The Bug'"
The Apollo Lunar Module wasn't pretty. But it got the job done.
September 2001 |
By D.C. Agle
Dog of War
Think of Yankee Lima Four Two as a time machine: Jump in and you're back in Vietnam.
July 2001 |
By Stephan Wilkinson
