Modern Aviation
An era from 1991 to the present marked by achievements in air and space flight, including unmanned aerial vehicles and the International Space StationWe Haul It All
For armored vehicles, fossilized pachyderms, and other oversize loads, your best bet is the Russian Mi-26 helicopter.
July 2006 |
By John Croft
Son of Apollo
The next lunar lander will be a giant leap ahead of the first.
May 2006 |
By Tony Reichhardt
Torture Chamber
Because airplanes must fly in the real world, the Air Force built a fake one.
May 2006 |
By Ed Regis
Shuttle Stop
The tensest moment in spaceflight: Docking with a 100-ton space station while orbiting Earth at five miles per second.
May 2006 |
By Thomas D. Jones
Shuttle Tiles
Why the space shuttle can withstand reentry temperatures up to 2,300 degrees.
May 2006 |
By Damond Benningfield
Go Ballistic
You can leave and reenter the atmosphere, feel the kick of a rocket, and see the curvature of Earth. Step right up and lay down your 200 grand.
March 2006 |
By Craig Mellow
Mach 1 for Millionaires
Briefcase-toting suits who travel in bizjets-those will be the next pioneers in supersonic flight.
March 2006 |
By Mark Huber
In the Museum: Sweet Success
SpaceShipOne takes its place in the Milestones of Flight gallery.
March 2006 |
By Diane Tedeschi
Rotary Club
In the populous acreage of an aircraft carrier, the corner occupied by helo pilots is small, scrappy, and loud.
January 2006 |
By Carl Hoffman
Watch This Space
Attempts by small space companies to win NASA contracts are as perennial as Lucy, Charlie Brown, and the football.
January 2006 |
By Geoffrey Little
Frozen in Time
Gloves? Check. Cockpit heater? Check. Engine insulator?
January 2006 |
By Tom Harpole
The Invisible Killers
We have the technology to send astronauts to Mars. But can we return them safely to Earth?
January 2006 |
By John F. Ross
The Little Engine That Couldn't
The new Eclipse 500 lightjet will no doubt make a lot of customers happy
November 2005 |
By David Noland
The Raptor Arrives
Debriefing the pilots who got the first crack at the F-22.
November 2005 |
By Carl Hoffman
The Boom Stops Here
Hush, hush, sweet SST. Engineers are inventing a supersonic airplane that won't bust windows.
November 2005 |
By T.A. Heppenheimer
Debrief: Hyper-X
Scramjet power? Simple: Keep a match lit in a 7,000-mph wind.
July 2005 |
By Michael Milstein
Robo Repairmen
It's getting harder to find good help these days. So these space engineers built their own
July 2005 |
By Michael Behar
A Little Lift
Gliders so responsive they can stay up on a breath of fresh air.
May 2005 |
By Paul Ciotti
The Meatball
Pilots who make it safely to the deck of an aircraft carrier have seen the light.
May 2005 |
By Sam Goldberg
