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Can aviation's newest spectator sport lead to routine space travel?
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Anousheh Ansari talks about trips to orbit, past and future
Half helicopter, half airplane.
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Weapons research may yet produce a true spaceplane.
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How a skilled artist fast-forwards to the hypersonic airplanes of 2025.
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Will a new pilot category restore the glory days of general aviation?
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We take a light sport aircraft for a test drive.
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Forty years ago, Pan American was taking reservations for the moon.
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A snapshot of who was flying where on a summer afternoon.
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Rivals square off at a recent fund-raiser in Long Beach.
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The Spirit and Opportunity rovers wait out a summer storm.
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Endeavour returns to Earth after 12 days in space.
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Over Colorado in a Premier business jet.
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The first planet to be visited by robot landers.
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The world's fastest business jet.
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A scene from this year's Rocky Mountain Regional Fly-In.
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Endeavour gets ready for a trip to space.
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Preparing for a C-130 flight, Ali Air Base, Iraq.
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Cassini may fly through the ice fountains of Enceladus next March.
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When it comes to operating UAVs, six heads aren't better than one.
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