CURRENT ISSUE
May 2008
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Features
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The Bone is Back
Too trouble-prone for nuclear alert and sidelined in the first Gulf War, the B-1 is today the busiest bomber in the fleet.
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School of Hard Rocks
Loni Habersetzer teaches pilots how to land on the harshest terrain.
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A Place in the Sun
Earth dwellers view the sun from 93 million miles away. What will NASA’s next solar probe see from up close?
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Stowaways
The strange things restorers find in old aircraft.
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Konnichi Wa, Kibo
The International Space Station says hello to its newest addition, made in Japan.
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The Misunderstood Professor
When he suggested in a 1920 treatise that rockets could reach the moon, Robert Goddard sparked a public frenzy.
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It's Show Time
Download our 2008 Airshow Guide.
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Airplanes of the Stars
Show performers talk about their favorite rides.
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My Wingwalker
If you think it's nerve-wracking on the wing, try being the one in the cockpit.
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Wingophobia
Just a few minutes outside the cockpit was enough for me.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, The Aeroplane!
In 1910, showmen flew death-defying stunts in Wright airplanes. Sometimes, death won.
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Premier Performer
For their first airshows, the Wright exhibition team relied on the Model B.
Departments
Viewport: All in the Family
From the desk of the Director of the National Air & Space Museum, J.R. Dailey
In the Museum: Second, But Still Up
Fifty years after launch, Vanguard 1 remains in orbit.
Moments and Milestones: The Phantom at 50
Producted in Cooperation with the National Aeronautic Association