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Thuds, the Ridge, and 100 Missions North
How the Republic F-105 got good at a mission it was not designed to fly.
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A Smashing Success
How the Ranger probes’ moon crashes helped pave the way for Apollo.
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Woe Canada
The only thing that kept Canada from beating the U.S. to a jet airliner was Canada.
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Above & Beyond: Shooting Up a Shooting Star
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Welcome to Cyberairspace
Where you can fly from Chicago to Atlanta without leaving your living room.
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Cities From the Sky
Sherman Fairchild, the photographer who transformed aviation
Air & Space Interview
Georgy Mosolov
A top Soviet-era test pilot talks about his favorite MiGs and his friend Yuri Gagarin.
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What determines an airplane’s lifespan?
Some keep flying for decades, while others end up on the scrap heap.
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Confidence Booster
This little known Apollo artifact caused astronauts to rest a little easier.
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