November 2008
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Fly Us to the Moon
The next lunar explorers will soon report to Houston. Are some already there?
Airliner Repair, 24/7
Boeing's traveling fix-it team has one goal: Get it airborne.
Top NASA Photos of All Time
50 indelible images from the first 50 years of spaceflight
Restoration: The Memphis Belle
For this famous B-17, surviving 25 missions in World War II was the easy part
Accidental Classic
From the designers who brought you the P-51 Mustang, an airplane with a complicated past…and a controversial present.
How Things Work: The Ouija Board
Think of a shipboard chess game with airplanes instead of pawns.
Toy Story
How tossing paper airplanes guided the career of an aerospace engineer.
If I Were to Land on Mars...
A small malfunction lands three astronauts on Russia’s version of the Red Planet.
The Last to Die
The war in the Pacific ended as it began, with a surprise attack by Japanese warplanes
Departments
In the Museum: The Universe in 5,000 Square Feet
In the Museum: The Universe in 5,000 Square Feet
Oldies and Oddities: The Alraigo Incident
Oldies and Oddities: The Alraigo Incident
Moments and Milestones: The First “A” in NASA
Moments and Milestones: The First “A” in NASA