The Navy’s Drone Fleet is Growing
Aircraft carriers are being readied for next-generation warfare that relies on unmanned aerial vehicles.
Two Years After Its Demise, Cassini Yields the First Geologic Map of Titan
The global data will be useful to NASA planners preparing for a new mission to Saturn’s largest moon.
Flight School for Dogs
At Fairchild AFB, canines learn to be good helicopter passengers.
Before Getting Stuck on a Muddy Road, Check With This Satellite First
A NASA spacecraft helps Air Force drivers avoid messy, and possibly dangerous, delays.
A British Marine’s Jet Suit Turns its Pilot Into a Real-Life Iron Man
A former Royal Marines reservist hopes his invention will kick off a new kind of racing.
Having Carried More Than 87 Million Passengers, the MD-80 Heads Into Retirement
The McDonnell Douglas passenger liner once made up 44 percent of the American Airlines fleet.
Shapeshifter, NASA’s Mighty Morphing Robot
It rolls! (And swims! And flies!)
From Texas to New Hampshire, Tango Flight Turns High Schoolers Into Airplane Builders
The program’s founders hope this challenging school project can jump-start careers in aviation.
Voyager, Still Going After All These Years
Low on power and billions of miles from Earth, NASA’s twin spacecraft keep exploring—with a little TLC from home.
How Many Airmen Does It Take to Fix a Flat Tire on a C-5?
Fewer, thanks to an invention by an Air Force lab.
A Korean War Cargo Plane Finds a New Mission of Mercy
After a hurricane hit the Bahamas, a C-45 shows it can still do the job it was built for.
The U.S. Army is Looking at a New Microwave Defense Against Attacking Drones
It even has a cool name: THOR
Girl Scouts, Now You Can Earn a Badge in Space Science
A new way to encourage young women to learn about stars and exoplanets.
Rocket Lab Has Launched 39 Smallsats in Two Years, In a Quest to Lower Costs
The latest mission, in August 2019, lofted four satellites for the U.S. Air Force and private companies.
This Veterans Group Moved a Vietnam-Era Corsair Cross-Country to a Park in Maine
Road trip for an A-7D.
A Piece of IceCube Arrives at the Smithsonian
An Arctic sensor finally gets its day in the sun.
32 Astronauts, 11 Flights
Meet the people who put their lives on the line to reach the moon.
The Largest Seaplane Fleet in North America is Going All-Electric
Half a million passengers, zero emissions.
Eight Historical Archives That Will Spill New Secrets
Declassified records and journals to be released in coming decades will shed new light on pivotal 20th-century figures and events
Patrick Stewart on His Craft, 21st-Century Science and Robot Ethics
The actor whose leading roles in “Star Trek” and X-Men have taken him into the far future, reflects on where present-day society is headed
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