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Air & Space Magazine

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A Shuttle in Mali

Have some tea and think about Discovery.

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Big Entrance

Space Shuttle Discovery wows Washington as it moves into its new home at the Smithsonian

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Final Marks

The modified 747 that ferries the space shuttle orbiters adds up its trips.

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Stearman Stack

Three beautifully restored planes take a cruise over Indiana. 

Jimmy Leeward's P-51, the "Galloping Ghost."

Changes at the Reno Race Track?

The National Safety Board’s recommendations may be only the beginning

Department of Defense photo of Air Force Capt. Barry F. Crawford Jr. during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday.

High Valor

Barry Crawford is honored for his heroism as a combat air controller in Afghanistan

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I Wonder Why

On the frontier, you can once again see the world through the eyes of a child

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Analogy for Space: Aviation or Seafaring?

Is space travel more like aviation or sea faring? It depends on your mission

A soldier stands guard in front of the Unha-3 rocket sitting on a launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site, during a guided media tour by North Korean authorities on April 8, 2012.

How did North Korea build its own rocket?

The origin of Unha-3.

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Thursday Night is Yuri’s Night

How will you celebrate human spaceflight on April 12?

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Rail Launchers to Space?

Not quite yet, but the Navy has officially begun testing railgun prototypes.

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One in a Billion

What a rare privilege it is to be in orbit

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Obelisk From Above

A NASA photographer takes advantage of lifted flight restrictions for a great view of D.C.

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Students Photograph Lunar Targets

These middle school students see your smartphone and raise you a MoonKAM.

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Out of Work? Keep Training—For Free

One company’s attempt to help out in hard times.

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More About That Flash

It’s okay to shine a laser at the space station, but not at airplanes.

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Astronauts Train in Maine

Survival in space starts on the ground.

Production prototype of the Terrafugia Transition at the New York International Auto Show, 2012.

Why the Skies Will Not Be Full of Flying Cars

There’s a reason why we don’t already have them

A Needed Boost

A European cargo vehicle gives the Space Station a lift.

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Space Is My Mistress

…and she beckons my return. A poem.

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