CURRENT ISSUE
May 2002
Features
Space Shuttle Diaries
Exhilaration, fear, surprise, and fun: spaceflight, according to the astronauts.
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Flying Upside Down
Devices an aerobatic airplane uses to defy gravity—and convention
Russian Revolution
Why airshows have so many Russians on their rosters.
Restoration: Best of Seven
The Boeing B-29
Armed and Anonymous
On your next flight, the passenger in the seat beside you could be a federal air marshal.
Barfology
What scientists haven't solved and hot-shot pilots won't talk about.
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Shooting the Moon
How a clever camera and its irascible inventor captured the lunar surface—but not the hearts of Apollo astronauts.
Commentary: Astronauts to Asteroids
We've done the moon. Mars is too far. There's a better destination in our own back yard.
Shop Class Was Never Like This
The airplane builders of Mundelein High.
Departments
In the Museum: Buck Rogers in the 21st Century
The reality of spaceflight is tangible; a spacecraft or flight spare enables us to preserve the technology involved in a Mars landing so that future generations can understand how it was done. But how do you preserve a "sensation" so that future generations will appreciate its impact on society?
Moments and Milestones: The Greatest Great Circle
Moments and Milestones: The Greatest Great Circle