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It sounds complicated, but it’s actually pretty clever.

How Yuri Gagarin Was Picked to Be First in Space

NASA had the Mercury Seven. The Soviets had the Vanguard Six.

My Final Flight

My final flight forced a reckoning, but I lived to tell the story.

Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot

A veteran of the F-4 and A-10 reflects on flying—the way it used to be.

Special Issue! Epic Air Battles of WW II

A 96-page edition timed for the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, featuring stunning photography of WW2 aircraft and first-person stories from the pilots who flew them.

Watch a Simulated Airplane Fly in the Real World — Watch a Simulated Airplane Fly in the Real World

It sounds complicated, but it’s actually pretty clever.

How Yuri Gagarin Was Picked to Be First in Space — How Yuri Gagarin Was Picked to Be First in Space

NASA had the Mercury Seven. The Soviets had the Vanguard Six.

My Final Flight — My Final Flight

My final flight forced a reckoning, but I lived to tell the story.

Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot — Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot

A veteran of the F-4 and A-10 reflects on flying—the way it used to be.

Special Issue! Epic Air Battles of WW II — Special Issue! Epic Air Battles of WW II

A 96-page edition timed for the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, featuring stunning photography of WW2 aircraft and first-person stories from the pilots who flew them.

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