CURRENT ISSUE
August 2019
Features
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David Martin, Marathon Man
To this airshow star, a day without flying is like a day without sunshine.
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Like Birds
Hang gliding is not as popular as it once was, but its fans say it is still the purest form of flight.
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The First Photograph of Another Earth
Astronomers are working today on the camera that will see habitable planets in other solar systems.
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Wildfire Wars
With a squadron of ancient airplanes, these firefighters are usually the first on the scene.
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Moon Rush
The first U.S. moonshot was done in a decade. Can NASA make it in half that time?
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The Helicopter Goes to War
In World War II Burma, a strange new craft became vital in guerrilla warfare.
Departments
A Procession of Explorers
From the Director of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
A Piece of IceCube Arrives at the Smithsonian
An Arctic sensor finally gets its day in the sun.
How to Turn a Freeway into a Runway
Taiwan conducts an emergency drill to keep its aircraft flying.
How to Be a Space Tourist
Beth Moses, the chief astronaut instructor at Virgin Galactic, will train the people who want to fly on SpaceShipTwo.
The Prowler's Last Prowl
The iconic Northrop Grumman EA-6B flies into history—and the National Air and Space Museum collection.
A Career Built on Flying Models
RJ Gritter, aeronautical engineer, Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company
My Apollo Adventure
The week of my 18th birthday, I drove 1,100 miles to Kennedy Space Center to watch a Saturn V rocket launch men to the moon.
Voyager
Voyager 1 and 2 were designer to explore the outer planets of the solar system. They've since traveled beyond it.