Air & Space Magazine

A disk included on the Mars-orbiting MAVEN spacecraft included student artwork and haiku.

"Hi! I'm from Earth!"

When sending spacecraft, it's customary to include a note.

In 2014, the lineup of Howards at the Siren, Wisconsin airport eventually reached 14.

Meet the Howards

A family of comfortable pleasurecraft, descended from a raceplane.

Arlanda Airport, Stockholm, Sweden.

Photo Gallery: The Art of the Control Tower

Air traffic controllers work in some of the world’s most distinctive buildings.

Assembling Ken West’s 1/12-scale paper Apollo Command Module is painstaking, but fixing errors is as easy as finding a printer. Try that with plastic!

Paper, Scissors, Rocket

Most spacecraft modelers work in plastic—these folks just need a bit of cardstock and a printer.

One of Google’s Project Loon balloons launched in June 2013 over Christchurch, New Zealand’s south island.

How Aerial Tech is Bringing the Internet to Everyone, Everywhere

Access brought to you by drones, sats, and balloons.

Exploring Europa

The Evolution of Space Art

From the first imaginings of other worlds to today’s realistic planet-scapes.

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Sunny Flying

The biplane "George Smith" sits on a field in Miami, Florida, circa 1920.

We are the champions: Pilot Hoot Gibson (left) and owner Tiger Destefani celebrate Strega’s 12th win at the National Championship Air Races.

Astronaut Hoot Gibson Wins Gold at Reno

At the 2015 National Championship Air Races, the cheer was “Root for Hoot!”

Kjell Lindgren corrals fruit into a bag onboard the station. At least oranges should be easy to find.

“That’s been missing for eight years!”

Lost and found in orbit.

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Mustang and Raptor at Dusk

A P-51 Mustang and an F-22 Raptor <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/number7cloud/21290658698/in/pool-popville/">practice formation runs</a> over Washington, D.C. a few days before the Joint Base Andrews Airshow on September 19, 2015.

The new airport control tower under construction.

Tiny, Remote St. Helena Gets Its First Airport

The isolated island, with just 4,500 residents, is about to enter the aviation age.

XF-8A Crusader

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Chiefs Line Up

Crew chiefs for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds perform end of runway checks at the Wings Over Whiteman air show in June 2015.

A CH-46E Sea Knight throws out infrared countermeasures during 2009 tests at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

A Marine Legend Arrives at the National Air and Space Museum

The Phrog goes into retirement.

Life on our planet without photosynthesis—and oxygen—is unthinkable, yet it existed for hundreds of millions of years.

Don’t Let Oxygen Fool You

As a sign of life on other planets, oxygen may not be the smoking gun some of us thought it was.

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Purple Haze

Sunlight reflects off the International Space Station in many changing colors as it rises and sets every 90 minutes from orbit.

A Tornado GR4 flies over the Mach Loop in Wales.

Want to See a Fighter Jet Fly Low and Fast? Here Are Some Prime Viewing Spots

Try Death Valley, or the famous “Mach Loop” in Wales.

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Skydiving Record Smash

In the skies over Chicago, 164 skydivers jumped out of airplanes on July 31 and <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-skydive-chicago-world-record-20150731-story.html">broke the record</a> for number of people in a head-down formation, from a record last set in 2012 with 138 divers. Photographer Brian Buckland observed the event and took this incredible photo of the vertical divers, who were at some points traveling as fast as 240 mph. See more of Buckland's photos from the day <a href="http://gallery.brianbuckland.com/p736774682">at his website</a>.

“What’s that smell?” Padalka safely on the ground after his last Soyuz landing in 2012.

“I’m Telling You, It Doesn’t Fit”

Loading an overstuffed Soyuz capsule would try anyone’s patience.

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Chopper Tilt

A crew member on the USS Anzio keeps his balance while signaling the pilots of an MH-60R Sea Hawk.

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