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Saturn's Many Moons

Saturn's moons Rhea and Epimetheus pass in front of the ringed planet. Rhea is 10 times larger than Epimetheus, and they are just two of 62 moons that have been discovered around Saturn -- only 53 of them have been officially named.

The C-5 Galaxy entered service in 1969 and remains the US Air Force’s largest airlifter. New modified versions, known as the C-5M, boast more reliable commercial engines and modern glass cockpits.

A Tour of the Boneyard

The aircraft retirement home in Arizona is well worth a visit.

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A Very Visible Cold Front

In May an unseasonable cold front hit the East Coast, dropping buckets of rain that caused flash flooding from Massachusetts to Florida. This image, taken by the GOES-13 weather satellite, shows that cold front moving across the East Coast on its way into the Atlantic Ocean. Another cold front, south of the Great Lakes, shows another cold front on the way. GOES-13 sits above the U.S. in geostationary orbit, moving in perfect synchronization with the Earth so that from the ground it seems as though it never moves.

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A B-52 Gets a Shower

A Boeing B-52 gets a shower at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, to honor the last flight of its pilot Lt. Col. Ronald Polomoscanik. Water is often sprayed over airplanes to mark a special milestone, such as a crewmember's last flight or an airline's first landing at a new destination.

Electron microscope image of a microbial cell (and attached sediment particle) found in the water of Lake Whillans.

Scientists Find Life in an Antarctic Lake

…a place not unlike Jupiter’s moon Europa

The Red Baron's engine.

Artifacts of the Great War

A collection of World War I objects, from the mundane to the extraordinary

The check presented to Charles Lindbergh for completing his New York to Paris flight in 1927.

Virtual Museum Visits

The National Air and Space Museum online collection includes thousands of artifacts that aren’t on display.

Jonathan Aitken with one of his students.

The Quadcopter’s Teacher

Jonathan Aitken wants robots to navigate—and cooperate—on their own.

The Bugatti went on display at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, last March. Scotty Wilson hopes to get it airborne by the end of the year.

Aviation’s Sexiest Racer

Ettore Bugatti built fast cars—and just one airplane.

“The Lousy Bums of Hierson” displays Miller’s typical wit: “Tibbets on the right has been thru a lot. He is a typical little dried up Yankee. He has been decorated by the British for work during the Spring Somme Show 1918,” while “Mitten...can make even a German private see a joke.”

Diary of a World War I Ace

Air combat, prison camp, and the will to fly again.

An heir to the 152, the Cessna 162 was unveiled (as a mockup) at the 2007 Oshkosh, Wisconsin fly-in.

A Flight In A Skycatcher

A light airplane that won't frighten new pilots.

A Polish air force MiG-29 rests in the shadows.This year the Polish air force is upgrading the avionics in half of its 31 MiG‑29s.

The Truth About the MiG-29

How U.S. intelligence services solved the mystery of a cold war killer.

Gregor FDB-1, registration CF-BMB, in its gray paint and striped vertical stabilizer.

Cancelled: The Gregor FDB-1

One pilot called the Canadian biplane “chubby in a vicious way.”

A trio of classic Cessna 152 trainers tour Pennsylvania.

How Important Is a Pilot’s First Airplane?

Why older trainers often have the edge on newer ones.

The flag that Francis Scott Key saw raised over Fort McHenry 200 years ago this month is on display at the National Museum of American History.

The Rockets That Inspired Francis Scott Key

We know they had a “red glare,” but what kind of rocket did the British fire in 1814?

A U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape specialist trains on PARASIM. The parachute straps and steering controls connect to sensors that adjust the simulation displayed inside the trainee's virtual reality helmet.

We Test-Drive the Country’s Only Skydiving Simulator

Terminal velocity without the wind blast

Panorama Air Tours’ twin Beeches flew islanders and tourists alike throughout the Hawaiian chain.

Captain Dave and his Ukulele

Flying around Hawaii for tips.

Mattingly inspects an airlock made for Gemini astronauts to practice spacewalks underwater.

Where NASA Learned to Spacewalk

Gemini astronauts jumped into this Maryland pool to experience working in space.

Inside the domed Spacearium, visitors saw To the Moon and Beyond. The flat roof of the “Terrace on the Park” doubled as a helipad.

The Great Big, Beautiful Tomorrow

At the 1964 World’s Fair, the Space Age led the way to world peace, happiness, and fast cars.

To fly passengers from island to island, the Maldivian airline operates the world’s largest fleet of floatplanes—de Havilland Canada Twin Otters.

Barefoot Pilots of the Maldives

A remote island nation becomes a finishing school for floatplane pilots.

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