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Hitting a bull’s-eye on the Moon

I am in Bangalore, sitting awake in my hotel room at 4 am.

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Milestones

Homer Simpson crashes the Air and Space Museum.

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Spotted!

First extraterrestrial planet seen in visible light.

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Fade to Black

Mars Phoenix surrenders to the dying of the light.

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Reunions

Warbirds and flyboys together again.

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The Moon, space and other things

I’ve been asked to continue blogging on lunar exploration, the space program in general, and the relationship of both to broader society.

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Real or Hoax?

Seeing is almost believing.

The Flying White House

Presidential airplanes, past and present.

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Space Dragon

A workshop for a cargo workhorse.

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Get Down the Vote!

In the voting booth at 17,500 mph.

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Winter Kill

The Mars Phoenix lander prepares for the end.

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The Challenges of the 21st Century

The veteran space scientist, Farouk El-Baz, looks toward the future.

With mops and a hose, a crew scrubs a Martin B-26 Marauder bomber in 1944.

Then & Now: Wash Day

Then & Now: Wash Day

After 25 missions, the crew and the Belle went on a War Bonds tour, stopping at Patterson Field in Ohio. Recalling the tour decades later, Commander Robert Morgan wrote: "In today's lingo, our uniforms were dazzling 'chick magnets.'"

Restoration: The Memphis Belle

For this famous B-17, surviving 25 missions in World War II was the easy part

Ken Blackburn designs small, unmanned research craft for the military and small, unmanned paper airplanes for everybody.

Toy Story

How tossing paper airplanes guided the career of an aerospace engineer.

Sea Harrier landing. THAT'S gotta hurt.

Oldies and Oddities: The Alraigo Incident

Oldies and Oddities: The Alraigo Incident

One of these shuttle astronauts could get the call for a moon mission. Top to bottom, left to right: Terry Virts, mission specialists Robert Behnken, Karen Nyberg, pilots Jim “Vegas” Kelly, Mark Kelly, Pam Melroy, Randy Bresnik, and mission specialist Megan McArthur.

Fly Us to the Moon

The next lunar explorers will soon report to Houston. Are some already there?

So popular is the Navion that airplane lovers consider a complete restoration, like David Peters', the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Accidental Classic

From the designers who brought you the P-51 Mustang, an airplane with a complicated past…and a controversial present.

Visitors may design one of two theoretical Mars base camps, named Viking or Odyssey, set in the year 2031.

In the Museum: The Universe in 5,000 Square Feet

In the Museum: The Universe in 5,000 Square Feet

Fifty years ago, an aircraft hangar at Ohio's Lewis Research Center (now Glenn) changed markings, from NACA to NASA. But aeronautical research continues at NASA centers to this day.

Moments and Milestones: The First “A” in NASA

Moments and Milestones: The First “A” in NASA

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