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November 2001

Features

After Pearl Harbor, the Japanese planned to strike the United States with aircraft borne by giant submarines.

Thomas S. Momiyama

Knowing where you are going in space.

Joe Henderson

The fight is on for the chance to build the world's most advanced space telescope.

Ben Iannotta

The Diamond is the only one of its kind ever built.

Becki Bell

World War II aircraft that were shot to hell—and came back.

Cory Graff

Breathes there the pilot with soul so dead who never to himself hath said, "I bet I can fly under that bridge"?

Phil Scott

In China, another revolution is about to begin.

William Triplett

They torpedoed enemy ships during World War II. Now they fight fire.

Marshall Lumsden

Viewport

J.R. Dailey

In the Museum

Above & Beyond

Tom Pinardo, as told to Vincent Czaplyski

Oldies and Oddities

David S.F. Portree

Moments and Milestones

Mike Pablo