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The occupational hazards of flying the U-2
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It started with a search for images of his hometown in China. Hundreds of miles of film later, he can’t stop looking.
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It takes two to land the dragon lady.
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Events that made the U-2 the world’s most famous player in the game of espionage.
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What NASA will learn from dissecting Atlantis, Discovery, and Endeavour
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The Moffett Field landmark may yet house aircraft again.
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On April 30, 1926, the first licensed African-American female pilot died.
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If You Want to Become an Astronaut, Hit the Books and Work on Your Car!
When something breaks on a spacecraft, you have to get your hands dirty.
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Regional airliners powered by turboprop engines may be making a comeback
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Space shuttle Enterprise heads for Manhattan
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A camera strapped to Betty Jane‘s wing follows it up, up, and over Arizona.
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Between 1920 and 1975, Donald Douglas’ company—and a southern California city—helped shape aviation history.
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Personal Jetpacks of the Future, Today
Watch Yves Rossy fly his jet-powered wing above the Swiss countryside
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On his record-setting flight in 1938, the billionaire had two navigators, only one of which was human
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Scientists have released 200 new infrared images from the Spitzer Space Telescope.
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A poem
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A poignant moment as Discovery replaces Enterprise inside Smithsonian’s hangar.
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Discovery Joins the National Air and Space Museum
Two space shuttles parked nose-to-nose today; one leaving its museum home and the other ready to take its place
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In space I see things that are not there
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