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February/March 2021

Features

Digging on another planet is harder than it looks.

Destination Moon will tell the story with a post-Apollo audience in mind.

Michael J. Neufeld

Two trips, a decade apart, spanned the most exciting era in space history.

Then as now, machines preceded the humans.

In an era when software upgrades are critical, the Swedish jet leads the way.

Tom Chivers

Meet the people who are making sure it won’t.

And how NASA helped Star Trek stick around.

Glen E. Swanson

Some monster aircraft were not born. They were bolted together from whatever lay at hand.

Viewport

His Apollo mission 50 years ago was a vindication for the first American in space.

Up to Speed

Found in a hunt for asteroids, an old pal checks in on its way around the sun.

Up to Speed

Stratolaunch previews the Talon-A research vehicle

Up to Speed

Orlando takes the high road.

Reviews & Previews

Sitting in the hot seat at NASA's Mission Control.

One More Thing

The Bell UH-1H Iroquois was a single-engine workhorse.