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April/May 2021
Features
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How to Land on an Alien World
Like explorers of old, planetary probes go where there may be dragons.
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The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
The National Air and Space Museum revamps its exhibit on the birth of flight.
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The Call of a New World
The invention of the airplane shook the globe, and it never looked the same again.
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World War II in Color
Thousands of photographs in government archives bring the war to life.
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Dream Big
Need to move something enormous? Hire this Ukrainian giant.
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Flight in a Box
With the latest version of the popular software, players can recognize city streets and feel shifts in the wind.
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To Picture a Planet
What will it take to capture images of a distant world capable of harboring life?
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The Buzz Around Airports
Beehives create green spaces where you'd least expect them.
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Return of the Bremen
After 70 years in exile, the airplane that answered Lindbergh’s flight made a second Atlantic crossing.
Departments
One World on Earth Day
From the Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
The New Rolls-Royce Pearl Runs on Biofuel
With carbon emissions produced by aircraft expected to triple by 2050, the aviation industry is trying to go green.
Sarah Rhoads
A former fighter pilot has what it takes to manage Amazon’s growing aviation division.
World's Best Job
A veteran of the F-4 and A-10 reflects on flying—the way it used to be.