Air & Space Magazine

Joel Crouch on June 5, 1944, just before the Normandy invasion.

The Pilot Who Led the D-Day Invasion

Joel Crouch and his pathfinders were the first Americans to reach France in the early hours of June 6, 1944.

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The Reaper Waits

This MQ-9 Reaper, an unmanned aircraft used primarily for intelligence gathering but can also hunt targets, sits parked at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

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Full-Color Portrait of the Universe

Astronomers have <a href="http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2014/27/">completed an ultra-violet survey</a> to add to the infrared and visible Hubble Ultra Deep Field survey made between 2003 and 2009. This new composite image shows the full-range of colors that Hubble can view. The image shows about 10,000 galaxies, going back in time to just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

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Gordon Swann, Geology Teacher to the Astronauts

Remembering a pioneer of lunar exploration.

A VH-60 White Hawk of the Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) flies over the Potomac.

The Inside Scoop on Marine One

Why the “white tops” got painted white, and what exactly is a “Weelo”

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Celebration Flight

Pilots in San Diego, California, fly over the city to celebrate the Armistice with Germany in November 1918.

Musk showing off the interior of his new vehicle.

“That Is How a 21st Century Spaceship Should Land”

SpaceX unveils its Dragon 2 capsule—for people.

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Closing the Ramp

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster closes the doors of a MC-130J Commando II after an airdrop exercise in Florida.

100 Million Planets in our Galaxy May Harbor Complex Life

One percent of all exoplanets may be suitable for complex organisms, according to a new estimate based on data rather than guesswork.

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First Jet Assisted Take-Off

This Ercoupe was fitted with a solid propellant Jet Assisted Take-Off (JATO) booster and became the first "rocket-assisted" airplane, taking off from March Field in California in 1941.

Surayev's caption: “Completely ready to fly into space”

Max Surayev is Back

The cosmonauts’ best blogger returns to the International Space Station.

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Flare Wake

A C-130J Hercules goes through flare training off the California coast.

This jumbo jet found a new life as a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea.

The Jumbo’s Second Acts

After their service with the airlines is over, 747s wind up in the strangest places.

The Fifinella patch was worn by the women of the 318th and 319th AAFTD.

The Roald Dahl Aviation Story that Disney Refused to Film

The RAF pilot-turned-children’s-author starred a gremlin in his first book.

Schulman with some of his model aircraft, including a quadcopter.

Brendan Schulman v. the FAA

A drone enthusiast doesn’t think the agency should pick on his fellow fliers.

Webb's shipping container squeezes inside the hold of a Lockheed C-5B Galaxy with clearances of just two inches.

How to Ship an $8.8 Billion Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope will take the slow boat to Kourou

With sophisticated radar, the Douglas Skyknight flew night escort missions, giving Navy and Marine aviators the ability to follow the cardinal rule of fighter pilots: See the enemy before he sees you.

The Deadliest Night Fighter in Korea

Why Douglas Skyknight crews weren’t afraid of the dark.

The author flies his homebuilt UAV, the Kestrel-6.

Build Your Own Drone

Made from scratch, a Kestrel takes flight.

A Soyuz rocket launches from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Spaceport in Siberia

Russia is building a rocket launch complex six time zones from Moscow. Will its aerospace industry follow?

Three Ways to see a rocket in Baikonur: A child’s slide (and not much else) sits in a makeshift playground just off the main street of Baikonur, formerly known as Leninsk.

Russia’s Rocket Town

A stroll through the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s neighborhood.

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