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As an F/A-18 comes in for a trap, the STEM in 30 crew films operations on the Dwight D. Eisenhower flight deck.

Come Along to the Carrier Flight Deck

The “STEM in 30” TV crew goes behind the scenes on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Buzz Buggy, a tribute to the airmen who assisted China in World War II, arrived in Guilin last November, flying the flags of its volunteer crew.

A Celebration of U.S. WWII Pilots—in China

The last Douglas C-47 to fly “the Hump” is enshrined in a Chinese city park.

Brian Monroe at Goddard Space Flight Center’s Conceptual Image Laboratory.

Brian Monroe, NASA Animator

The space agency needs filmmakers, too.

Although the Museum’s Lear Jet was retired from flying status in June 1966, it continued to perform as a wind-tunnel test model with NASA for years.

Birth of the Bizjet

Bill Lear created a jet for the Jet Set.

The ninth Saturn V lifts off in January 1971 to start the Apollo 14 mission. The first people to ride the mighty booster were the Apollo 8 crew in December 1968. Recalled Bill Anders, “It felt to me on the first stage ride like an old freight train going down a bad track.”

We Built the Saturn V

Memories of a giant-in-progress.

This computer-generated image of the Blue Abyss pool features a heavy-lifting crane at the top, an Astrolab in the lower left, and a 50-meter (164-foot) dive opportunity at its deepest point.

A Swimming Pool For Spacefarers

The town of Bedfordshire, England wants to build the world’s biggest pool for space training.

Harpreet De Singh (center) and pilots Kshamta Bajpai and Sunita Narula (with two flight attendants, left) are part of a growing contingent of women in high places at Air India.

The 30,000-Foot Glass Ceiling

Gender equality has a tough climb in India, but climbing is what airline pilots do.

Ahead of the Cessna parked at Central Idaho’s Badley Ranch airstrip, the peaceful canyon doesn’t reflect the difficulty of takeoff and landing here. The strip climbs from a 10- to a 17-degree slope.

Flying the Mail in Remote Idaho

Neither tight canyons, nor wildlife on runways…The postman’s creed is slightly different for pilots delivering mail in the mountains.

A TDR-1 being prepared for a mission on Mbanika Island, in the Solomons. Note the TV camera in the nose.

The First Drone Strike—in 1944

The TDR-1 even had a TV camera mounted in its nose.

Using aircraft and satellites, scientists have recently begun to measure the rate at which Greenland’s glaciers, left, are losing mass as the ice melts and slides into the sea.

As the Earth Melts

Scientists try to fathom what remains beneath the tip of the iceberg.

In 1962, Lockheed tested the first A-12, known as Article 121, near Groom Lake, Nevada.

Vietnam, the CIA, and the World’s Fastest Aircraft

As the SR-71 went public, these pilots flew its lookalike in secret.

Damage assessment from above is one of the jobs taken on by Tampa-based FLYMOTION.

By Pitching in to Help Storm Victims, Drones Earn New Respect

Could their role in recent hurricanes finally mean a regulatory turning point?

Rep. Jim Bridenstine outlines his proposed American Space Renaissance Act at a recent Space Foundation Symposium

A Pioneering NASA Administrator

The nominee to head NASA has an exciting vision for the agency.

The dark streaks known as recurring slope lineae are thought to be evidence of briny water on the Martian surface.

It’s Time to Loosen Planetary Protection Rules for Mars

Our cautiousness is stifling space exploration.

The field surrounding the apparent source of the repeating burst FRB 121102, first discovered in November of 2012.

Fast Radio Bursts and SETI’s High Bar for Evidence

Natural or artificial: How would we know if a radio signal is intelligent in origin?

Fake moon on a real table, courtesy of the planetARy app.

Augmented Space: The Moon on Your Desk, and Buzz Aldrin Anywhere

AR is about to go big.

The SR-71 was one hot aircraft to work on—literally.

Keeper of the Blackbirds

Don Campbell was the go-to guy for fixing SR-71s.

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Vote For Your Favorite Vintage Airplane in Sacramento This Weekend

The National Aviation Heritage International comes to the California Capital Airshow.

Shaesta Waiz with her ride of choice.

An Afghan Aviator’s Hope

Shaesta Waiz wants her round-the-world trip to inspire girls everywhere.

Irma as it bore down on the Caribbean on September 5.

How Do Hurricanes Form, and Who Would Fly Into One?

Scenes from a Category 5 storm.

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