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September 2016

Features

Two years later, its disappearance is still unsolved. A new book reconstructs the last minutes in the cockpit.

A collector finds a company’s identity in its service pins.

Can technology protect airplanes from the new threat?

A half-century after its television debut, notable space and entertainment figures explore the impact of Star Trek.

Linguist Marc Okrand had to invent whole new languages for Star Trek’s non-Earthlings.

The Starliner was stylish, but became obsolete in the jet age. Now it’s being restored.

No buildings, no flight lessons, no problem. Some 60 years later, the first Air Force Academy cadets look back.

Soundings

Above & Beyond

Oldies and Oddities

In the Museum

A team of conservators works to preserve the innovative Horten Ho 229 V3.

Interview

A former U.S. Army pilot’s memoir of combat and captivity.