CURRENT ISSUE

December 2020/January 2021

Features

The newest branch of the U.S. armed services pitches its tent on a vast battlefield.

The National Air and Space Museum tells the epic story of air travel.

F. Robert van der Linden

In 1931, a six-passenger airplane hinted at the many aeronautical wonders to come.

The new America by Air gallery tells stories of the people who built the airlines. Here are the stories of the people who keep them running today.

Kathryn B. Creedy

The Navy’s bouncer has bulked up.

With a new encyclopedia, seekers for intelligent life ask astronomers to reexamine the sky.

Bloodhound LSR rides the highway to the danger zone.

An Ohio native preserves the story of the Navy’s first rigid airship.

Jerry Copas

Viewport

From the Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

Up to Speed

A drone that could deliver life-saving supplies passes a crucial test.

Up to Speed

Interview

Fascinated by hypersonic flight, this university professor has spent years studying exotic forms of propulsion.

I Was There

Jumping into the past with the World War II Airborne Demonstration Team

Mitch Utterback

Interview

A science experiment shows Earthlings what it's like to live in another planet.