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January 2000
Features
Fifteen Feet and Closing
At formation flying school, invading your neighbor's space becomes an art form.
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MarsAir
How to build the first extraterrestrial airplane.
The Late Show
Where to go when you want to see stars—and planets, nebulas, galaxies...
The NeXt Generation
What to expect from the latests flock of X-planes.
Gear Heads
Collectors of survival equipment have a craving for flight helmets, life vests, ejection seats—even shark repellant.
NASA's Art Rides the Rails
A rolling exhibit brings space exploration to small-town America.
The Coldest Warriors
Tales from the corridors of an agency so secret that officially it didn't exist.
A Flight Along America's Highway
One man’s mid-century portrait of the United States—from 1,500 feet.