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Air & Space Magazine

Bystanders crouch over Thomas Selfridge, pulled from the wrecked Wright Model A.

The Father of Crash Investigation

In 1908, Frank Lahm issued the first airplane accident report.

Keir Dullea, as astronaut Dave Bowman, heads into the unknown in Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece.

The Making of 2001: A Space Odyssey

A new book reveals the drama that unfolded during the creation of an iconic film.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, a stalwart of the cold war, celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

The Secret World of NORAD

Inside its granite fortress, the agency that has protected North America for 60 years still stands guard.

Advanced life on an ocean world would be very different, but maybe not impossible.

Is Solid Land Necessary for Biology?

And if life could arise on an ocean world, how far could it evolve?

A future scene in cislunar space: The new high ground?

The Moon’s Role in the New U.S. Space Force

The military implications of a lunar return.

The new cosmonaut candidates, from left: Aleksandr Grebenkin, Kirill Peskov, Evgeny Prokopiev, Oleg Platonov, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Sergei Mikaev, Aleksei Zubritsky, and Konstantin Borisov.

Russia Just Selected a New Group of Cosmonauts. What For?

Russian spaceflight comes to a crossroads.

The ladybug, shaped by the environment in which it lives.

How Fundamental Physics Shapes the Diversity of Life

Could the recently discovered Martian lake be a test case?

Tom Cruise dives from a C-17 Globemaster 25,000 feet over Abu Dhabi, March 2018.

The New Mission: Impossible Has Some of the Craziest Aerial Stunts Ever Filmed

Do not fly this at home.

Chaos region on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

The Search for Life on Europa Just Got Easier

We may be able to recover potential biosignatures without drilling.

1902: Wilbur Wright gliding down the steep slope of Big Kill Devil Hill.

Colorized Images Bring the Past to Life

Seeing iconic aviation photographs in a whole new way.

The newly found underground lake is near the ice-capped Martian south pole, which is pictured here by the Mars Express spacecraft that also carries the MARSIS radar instrument.

Scientists Find Evidence of an Underground Lake on Mars, But It Will Be Hard to Reach

After years of speculation, researchers think they see the first substantial body of water on the Red Planet.

If water once existed on the lunar surface for extended periods, could life have found a foothold?

Earth’s Moon Could Have Been Habitable 3.5 Billion Years Ago

And the best way to find out is to step up the pace of lunar exploration.

The new Dambuster squadron won't feature the traditional RAF roundel, but will display a gray “stealthy” version.

Five Things You Didn’t Know About the RAF

A book of trivia to celebrate the centennial of the first air force.

Stare at the sun (safely!) or look at Venus through the telescopes outside the National Air and Space Museum.

Look at the Sky Through a Piece of History

Visit the observatory at the National Air and Space Museum.

Though it won't be ready to fly at Oshkosh, as previously expected, we may get to see this XP-82 Twin Mustang fly soon.

A Double-Headed Mustang Flies Again

Restoring a rare XP-82.

The Vought F4U Corsair was a multi-role aircraft: fighter, ground attacker, and ice cream maker.

DIY Ice Cream in Wartime

Take one Corsair, 5 ammo cans, canned milk and circle at 33,000 feet.

There was nothing but blue sky in pilot Dan Gray’s view while he pitched up at nearly 60 degrees for his record-breaking climb.

Kitplane Sets New Time-to-Climb Record

This Harmon Rocket uses a rotary engine to get high fast.

Quadcopters Track Sharks from the Air

How to distinguish a harmless blob in the water from a threat.

Seattle’s Zunum Aero intends to have its nine-to-12-seat, gas-electric hybrid ready to compete in the commuter jet market early in the 2020s.

Is Green Aviation Really Coming?

Noiseless, low-emission flight may be here sooner than you think.

You can almost hear the Merlin growl as the Mustang Voodoo is prepared by its team to make history.

World’s Fastest Piston-Power Airplane

A star team led by a racing phenom grabbed the record. But there’s one left to break.

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