Air & Space Magazine

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All-Metal Fighter

<p>The U.S. Army Air Corps prototype took its first flight in 1935.</p>

A E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman, circa 2005. Each ship has a sponsor—a living woman, normally a civilian—who is considered a permanent member of the ship&#39;s crew, and is considered to bestow a part of her personality to the ship.

How Do You Name an Aircraft Carrier?

It's not as straightforward as you think

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Soul of the Skyraider

A U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation pilot describes what it’s like to fly three generations of ground attack aircraft.

Last of Their Kind

Airplanes without equal at the National Air and Space Museum

How Things Work: Space Station Steering

How do you maneuver a million-pound spacecraft?

A Wiseman-Cooke biplane hanging in the National Postal Museum, one of the Smithsonian's one-of-a-kinds.

One-and-Onlies: The Complete List

All the Smithsonian’s one-of-a-kind aircraft

On August 17, 1946, Sergeant Lawrence Lambert volunteered to be hurtled from his P-61 at the speed of 302 miles per hour.

Take a Seat

Sixty-six years ago this week, Sergeant Lawrence Lambert became the first person in the U.S. to be ejected from a high-speed aircraft

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This is Why We Test

<p>Moon-like terrain built for a lander prototype that had a bad day last week.</p>

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Heads Up

<p>An F-16 flies over the Pacific.</p>

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Let George Fly the Plane

Autopilot is one of the greatest inventions ever for pilots. But have we paid a price?

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Survival Training, Cosmonaut Style

New cosmonauts brush up on their wilderness skills in Kazakhstan

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Scooping the Soviets

The radio telescope at England's Jodrell Bank Observatory got the news scoop of the century in the early days of the space race

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A New View of Earth

<p>The first image from a new European weather satellite.</p>

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Mars Day

<p>A rover lands on its new home.</p>

When the pictures started coming in, nervous anticipation turned to celebration.

Awaiting Curiosity’s Fate

As the rover rocketed down to the Martian surface, the team at JPL could only wait and hope.

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A Tale of Two Mars Cameras

Director James Cameron's 3D camera may have been bumped from the Curiosity Mars lander. But MARDI will give us first-time color views of the descent

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Supernovae in 3D

<p>A new method may let us see the structure of these exploding stars.&nbsp;</p>

Air Force Staff Sgt. Tony Rivera and Senior Airmen Jason Bauer and Darryll Morley (all with the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron) provide security for a C-130 Hercules at Balad Air Base, Iraq, January 2006.

Thanks for the Lift

Riding on a Marine Corps C-130 in Iraq had its risks, not all of them expected

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Security for Life

Is the TSA forever? We're interested in your opinion

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X-47B Takes-Off for Testing

<p>The Navy hopes to use these unmanned combat aerial vehicles on aircraft carriers.</p>

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