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February/March 2020
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To Build a Monster Rocket
Facing immense challenges, NASA bulls ahead with the Space Launch System.
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Omaha to Salt Lake City Without GPS
When he got lost, the author sought guidance from early airmail pilots.
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Big Dig for a Buzz Bomb
Two amateur archaeologists scour the English countryside for remnants of Hitler’s vengeance weapons.
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Last of the Long-Distance Escorts
The Twin Mustang has evaded restorers…until now.
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The Year of UFOs
In 2019, our eyes were on the skies.
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Land Right Here
The science team on NASA’s next Mars mission knows exactly where to go.
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Adventures Above the Oil Fields
In the 1930s Middle East, pilots faced long distances, primitive airfields, sandstorms, breakdowns, and a hostile population.
Departments
A “Field” Day for Planetary Geology
From the Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
Her Majesty’s Jet Suit
A former Royal Marines reservist has transformed himself into a real-life Iron Man.
Drivers Get Help From Above
A NASA spacecraft helps Air Force drivers avoid messy, and possibly dangerous, delays.
Mike Eilts
A former storm chaser, Eilts is a senior vice president at DTN, a company that helps commercial airline pilots avoid turbulence.
The People Who Made Hubble Great
A spacewalking pioneer reports on the behind-the-scenes work that enabled the Hubble Space Telescope to wow the world.
Bücker Bü-133C Jungmeister
Flown by champions, it was the aerobatic showstopper of the 1930s and ’40s.