CURRENT ISSUE
Oct/Nov 2016
Features
A B-29 Rises
For 42 years, Fifi was the only airworthy Superfortress in the world. Now there are two.
To Dare the Realm of Jupiter
To do battle with the giant.
My Father and the Dream of Flight
An African-American airline captain reflects on the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Homework in Orbit
The next payload headed for the International Space Station is an 8th grader’s assignment.
The Guard at NATO’s Northern Gate
With a new force of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Norway readies for Europe’s next threat.
Under the Big Jets
On St. Maarten, the beach party is loud.
The Intel Net
The sprawling, secretive process between sensor and action.
Big Glass and the Age of New Astronomy
The fight to put a monster telescope on Mauna Kea is part of a bigger war looming among astronomers.
Departments
Interview
Interview: Gentry Lee
Chief engineer for solar system exploration at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Above & Beyond
Saying Goodbye to My Seahawk
The day I had to leave my SH-60B helicopter at the boneyard.