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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Features:
Encore for an SST by Tom Huntington - One of the former Soviet Union's Tu-Ms is getting a new lease on life as the centerpiece of a U.S. program.
Homecoming by Stephan Wilkinson - Illustrations by Web Bryant - Two Germans were searching for a buried World War II aircraft. What they found was a 50-year-old grave.
Astronomy Hot Spot by Donald Goldsmith - Photographs by Ann Hawthorne - The South Pole can be a harsh place to work, but astronomers find that it has a great view.
Passage to Vietnam by Henry Scammell - Photographs by Geoffrey Clifford - In a land still scarred by war, U.S. air carriers are jockeying for a share of Vietnam's airline market.
Commentary: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Dand R. Hinson - The FAA 's administrator outlines a revolutionary way to make air transport more efficient.
Descent to Mars by Jon Krakauer - Photographs by David Harris - Is there life on Mars A team of NASA scientists venture deep aside the earth to look for clues. ^^
Reflections on The Cold War - Fifth in a Series
Runways of Fire by Ed Regis - No runway No problem. A 1950s Air Force program devised a daring alternative.
Departments:
Viewport
Letters
Soundings
In the Museum
Above & Beyond
Flights & Fancy
The Smithsonian Traveler
Sightings
Renews & Previews
Credits
Calendar
"The Satellite Sky" Update
Forecast
Collections
Front Cover: An F-100 Super Sabre demonstrates its independence from runways in a photograph provided by Rockwell.
Encore for an SST by Tom Huntington - One of the former Soviet Union's Tu-Ms is getting a new lease on life as the centerpiece of a U.S. program.
Homecoming by Stephan Wilkinson - Illustrations by Web Bryant - Two Germans were searching for a buried World War II aircraft. What they found was a 50-year-old grave.
Astronomy Hot Spot by Donald Goldsmith - Photographs by Ann Hawthorne - The South Pole can be a harsh place to work, but astronomers find that it has a great view.
Passage to Vietnam by Henry Scammell - Photographs by Geoffrey Clifford - In a land still scarred by war, U.S. air carriers are jockeying for a share of Vietnam's airline market.
Commentary: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Dand R. Hinson - The FAA 's administrator outlines a revolutionary way to make air transport more efficient.
Descent to Mars by Jon Krakauer - Photographs by David Harris - Is there life on Mars A team of NASA scientists venture deep aside the earth to look for clues. ^^
Reflections on The Cold War - Fifth in a Series
Runways of Fire by Ed Regis - No runway No problem. A 1950s Air Force program devised a daring alternative.
Departments:
Viewport
Letters
Soundings
In the Museum
Above & Beyond
Flights & Fancy
The Smithsonian Traveler
Sightings
Renews & Previews
Credits
Calendar
"The Satellite Sky" Update
Forecast
Collections
Front Cover: An F-100 Super Sabre demonstrates its independence from runways in a photograph provided by Rockwell.
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