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In 1948, Idaho decided the best way to move beavers was to airdrop them
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<p>The Concorde was retired on this day in 2003.</p>
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Aerospace jobs south of the border? Yes, and it's been that way for a long time.
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Sometimes passengers and crew are downright inhuman
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<p>The deck of the aircraft carrier USS <em>Nimitz</em> gets a fine washing.</p>
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Find yourself in a hostile environment? The Air Force knows what to do.
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<p>Drones aren't just for the military any more.</p>
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After 51 years of service, the historic aircraft carrier is about to be decommissioned
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Using the material and energy resources of space could be a major game-changer for spaceflight. So why haven't we ever done it?
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<p>A planetary nebula inside a planetary nebula.</p>
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An STS-135 photo album
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The Library of Congress’s first resident astrobiologist takes inspiration from both Carl Sagan and Jerry Garcia.
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From sculptural beauty to functional transport, the Model 18 is an airplane of many guises
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Will UAVs become as indispensable for journalists as notepads and digital recorders?
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Driving a drone is (apparently) nothing like playing World of Warcraft
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When it comes to accuracy, <i>Flight</i> lost me at the walkaround
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<p>Colorful flight crewmen put the Goshawk in its place.</p>
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How far does a trip have to be to travel by air? Answer our poll.
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<p>This crater on Mercury wants to you have a great weekend. </p>
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An experiment to study bone density in space uses transparent "fishonauts"
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