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Air & Space Magazine

The squadron pilots pose on Valley Forge in July 1952, with 13 flight helmets for their fallen colleagues. Among the survivors are Cleland (back row, middle), Edinger (to his immediate left), and Balser (to Cleland’s right).

The Ordeal of VF-653

From a Navy Reserve pilot’s letters home, a picture of the darkest days of the Korean War.

DAR Jon Ross checks an RV-4’s innards.

Pilots Spend A Great Deal of Time Building An Airplane in Hopes of Receiving a Pink Certificate

Inventive design or fatal flaw? On a homebuilt airplane, one person makes the call.

“There are many Beech twins, but only one Twin Beech,” in the words of Model 18 owner Enrico Bottieri.

Pilots and Fans Dedicated to Prolonging the Stardom of the Beech 18

About 50 or less remain available for commercial use worldwide.

A Florida conservation team uses a Nova, developed by the University of Florida, to help count endangered manatees.

AUSVI tested over 500 drones at their Las Vegas conference.

The newest eyes in the sky are drawing the attention of power companies, conservation groups, and the ACLU.

Final Four (left to right): Doug Hurley, Sandy Magnus, Rex Walheim, and Chris Ferguson on the flight deck of Atlantis, just before leaving the International Space Station.

The Last Shuttle Flight

On board Atlantis, the closing of an era.

A Sabena DC-6B from the mid-1950s, as pictured in a Sabena postcard.

When Airplanes Had Beds

In 1955, some transatlantic flights still offered sleeper berths.

Cessna 172 single engine aircraft (N61848), flies overhead after becoming airborne.

Smaller Airplanes Can Help Conquer Fear of Flying

An engineer faces his fears in a Cessna 172.

Used primarily for medevac missions during the Korean War, the Sikorsky HO5S-1 was also an observation platform, artillery spotter and troop transport.

The Sikorsky HO5S-1 Made its Name Flying Medevac Missions in Korea.

More than 10,000 troops were evacuated.

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Awaiting New Year’s Dawn

Let’s take one last look at Earth at night in 2012.

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How Are Places On The Moon Named?

The rules for naming features on the Moon are simple, but not always logical.

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Stormy With a Chance of Gravity Waves

This week’s storm provides some interesting cloud formations.

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Chapeau by Blériot

In the winter of 1909, chic Parisians sported Blériot, Antoinette, and Voisin biplanes on their heads.

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Safe Travels

A nicely lit airport holiday scene. 

A Note From Ho Chi Minh

In 1968, in the midst of war, Apollo 8 offered a glimmer of hope and humanity

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No More Mr. Ice Guy

Developed for frozen wastelands, ESA’s CryoSat is equally at home over the tropics.

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New Team to the ISS

The Soyuz launches from Kazhakstan today.

Who knows what secrets were passed between feathered operatives?

Spy Pigeons

Unlikely soldiers during World War II: more than 250,000 pigeons were deployed by the British

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Record-Breaking Sky Lights

A city released floating lanterns to raise awareness for disabled workers. 

 

The Mariner 2 team at Cape Canaveral, shortly before launch. Jack James is marked by an arrow at right.

The First Planetary Explorers

The day a JPL team overcame the odds and pulled off the first visit to another planet

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Spying on Volcanoes

A composite image from space shows how a Russian volcano is erupting.

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