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March 2002

Features

They're like highly specialized surgeons: There are few of them, and they're in great demand

Stephan Wilkinson

To find the very best books about the world of aviation and spaceflight, we asked for recommendations.

Our Panel Of Experts

The last flying D.H.89 Dragon Rapide in the United States.

Fifty years ago, cold-war games halted all civilian air traffic—long before September 11 did the same.

Roger A. Mola

Space Shuttle launches must work like clockwork. Here is how the clockwork works.

Eric Adams

The F-111: In Australia, an airplane for all seasons

William Triplett

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory opens the book on the high-energy universe.

James S. Schultz

Viewport

J.R. Dailey

In the Museum

The lunar Touchrock is one of the most popular objects in the National Air and Space Museum.

Bob Craddock

Above & Beyond

An airshow pilot describes the trials of the comeback

Debbie Gary

Oldies and Oddities

Tom LeCompte

Moments and Milestones

Stuart Nixon