Air & Space Magazine

Carol Sugars and Doug Roodante in their green machine.

Fly Canola!

Doug Rodante plans to fly his L-29 cross-country using cooking oil for fuel.

A Pentagon missile knocks a falling satellite out of the sky.

Satellite Shoot-Down

A Pentagon missile knocks a falling satellite out of the sky.

NASA picks a second contender to supply the International Space Station after the shuttle retires.

Cargo Craft

NASA picks a second contender to supply the International Space Station after the shuttle retires.

The giant airliner made its first flight two years ago today.

Going for the Green

Airbus scores an eco-friendly first for commercial airliners.

The malfunctioning satellite will be taken out by an SM-3 standard missile, similar to this one fired last June from the destroyer USS Decatur. In that test, the missile successfully intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Hawaii.

Satellite Shoot-Down

The Pentagon plans to knock one of our own out of the sky.

The International Space Station opens a new European module.

Setting Up

The International Space Station opens a new European module.

A U.S. Army Sikorsky helicopter backdropped by Japan's famous landmark.

Over Mt. Fuji

A U.S. Army Sikorsky helicopter backdropped by Japan's famous landmark.

German astronaut Hans Schlegel returns to space after a 15-year absence.

Weightless Again

German astronaut Hans Schlegel returns to space after a 15-year absence.

The F-22 Raptor outclasses all other U.S. fighter aircraft.

Fast-Moving Cloud

The F-22 Raptor outclasses all other U.S. fighter aircraft.

"All Across the Universe" goes out to all you listeners orbiting Polaris.

Beaming the Beatles

"All Across the Universe" goes out to all you listeners orbiting Polaris.

Fifty years ago today, America launched its first satellite, Explorer 1.

Half a Century of U.S. Space Exploration

Fifty years ago today, America launched its first satellite, Explorer 1.

Space station astronauts go outside to replace a motor on the station's giant solar power arrays.

Fix-It Job

Space station astronauts go outside to replace a motor on the station's giant solar power arrays.

Arctic sea ice faces extinction as the planet warms up.

The Ice Is Melting

Arctic sea ice faces extinction as the planet warms up.

Branson and Rutan unveil their next suborbital vehicle.

SpaceShipTwo

Branson and Rutan unveil their next suborbital vehicle.

Pioneer 10, the first outer planets explorer, was last heard from on January 22, 2003.

Five Years Gone

Pioneer 10, the first outer planets explorer, was last heard from on January 22, 2003.

The SR-71 flew higher and faster than any jet in history.

Record-Setter

The SR-71 flew higher and faster than any jet in history.

Mercury steps in front of the Sun.

Mercury Rising

The MESSENGER spacecraft zooms past a planet we hadn't seen up close in 33 years.

A new report blames November's F-15 accident on structural failure.

Some Eagles Have Landed

A new report blames November's F-15 accident on structural failure.

How long does it take to fly into the history books?

Seven Days in January

How long does it take to fly into the history books?

The Spirit rover looks back on four years of Mars exploration.

Still Rolling

The Spirit rover looks back on four years of Mars exploration.

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