September 2015
Smithsonian magazine delivers trusted and incisive reporting on history, science, nature, culture and travel.
Features
Bring the Fallen Airmen Home
A volunteer group helps fund searches for the missing by selling rides in the types of aircraft they once flew
Disaster Prevention in a Gulfstream
Earthquakes, volcanoes, mudslides: Airborne radar watches all the ways the earth moves.
Huey Pilots: Where the Heroes Were Made
It all started with the training at Fort Wolters
15 Years of Living in Space
The highs and lows of life in an orbiting tin can
Russian Territory
A rare glimpse into the lives of the cosmonauts on the International Space Station
Space Station ER
What happens if an astronaut in space needs surgery?
The Future of Construction in Space
Is the International Space Station the last aluminum spacecraft?
Love Letter to the 747
In his new book, an airline pilot contemplates the wonder of flight and the world's first jumbo jet
Where Did Max Miller Die?
One man’s search for the place where the U.S. Air Mail Service lost a star.
Departments
The Cult of the Sonic Cruiser
Bill Sweetman Technically Speaking Observations from the front lines of aerospace
The Last Piston-Engine Dogfights
Oldies & Oddities From the attic to the archives
Mementos of the First Flights
In the Museum: Stops on a tour through American's hangar.
The Next Jamestown
A new book says that a life on Mars will no longer be science fiction.