NASA’s Twin Spirit and Opportunity Probes Leave Lasting Legacy 20 Years Later
The two spacecraft landed on Mars in January 2004, giving scientists the first evidence the red planet once held water.
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55 Years Ago, Apollo 8 Astronauts Deliver Christmas Eve Message of Unity
December 24 marks the anniversary of a broadcast reading of the Book of Genesis by the mission’s crew, which reached 1 in 4 people on Earth.
HAI Celebrates 75 Years
The organization represents operators, pilots, maintenance technicians, manufacturers, and suppliers in the vertical aviation industry.
Tecnam Celebrates 75 Years of Passion for Aircraft Design
Along with events throughout 2023, the Italian manufacturer hosted dealers and friends at its headquarters near Naples.
When the ‘Spruce Goose’ Took Flight
Howard Hughes’ giant wooden seaplane took its first flight 75 years ago.
When Six Americans Were Killed By a ‘Balloon Bomb’
A balloon used for warfare by the Japanese resulted in the only Americans to die on U.S. soil from enemy action in during World War II.
Doc to Return to EAA AirVenture This Year
The famous B-29 will help commemorate the U.S. Air Force’s 75th anniversary.
WWII Veterans, Nation Mark 80th Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Attack
American Airlines flies 63 to Honolulu for the 80th anniversary of the event.
NASA Marks 60 Years Since the First Chimp in Orbit
Sixty years ago this week, humanity sent its bravest into Earth’s orbit—a chimpanzee named Enos. In the midst of the Cold War, the U.S. had set its sights on the moon, but strapping yourself to a rocket wasn’t exactly as common as it is today. So, in the early 1960s, NASA sent dozens of animals […]
