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How to Survive in Space, According to Yuri Gagarin

In the early days of space exploration, cosmonauts and engineers had to plan and prepare for the...

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Voices in Flight

Commercial aviation as we know it today owes a lot to Ellen Church—America’s first stewardess and...

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The Blackbird spy plane is one of the most recognizable aircraft in aviation history, but do you...

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On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to go to space. His...

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Voices in Flight

“We are in a war and need to fight it with all our ability and every weapon possible. Women pilots,...

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From historical figures like Buzz Aldrin and Sally Ride, to their fictitious counterparts, the...

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Major Duckett’s dreams of flight began when he first saw a poster of an F-16 as a little boy...

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Imagine breathing 100% oxygen, strapping into an astronaut-like suit, and then flying 60,000 feet...

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As a black woman and professional pilot, Kim Ford exemplifies what happens when young people of...

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Aerospace companies like Blue Origin, SpaceX, and satellite communications ventures before them,...

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