Fly Me to the Moon: Companies Are Making It Happen
It’s hard to soft land on the Earth’s satellite, but there are private firms finding a way.
It’s hard to soft land on the Earth’s satellite, but there are private firms finding a way.
Many pilots like its combination of six seats, high power, and fixed gear.
For more than 50 years, the beloved Charles Schulz cartoon character has served as NASA’s mascot of the manned spaceflight program.
Stafford flew three types of spacecraft, journeyed to the moon, and logged more than 500 hours of spaceflight.
This week’s moon mission won’t be the last in 2024 for NASA…or Astrobotic, the company behind Monday’s launch.
The second and third missions in the space agency’s Artemis program—which seeks to return Americans to the moon—were each delayed nearly one year.
Bonded-skin construction forsakes rivets, making the Grumman Traveler more aerodynamic.
Early Mooney M20s are surprisingly fast considering the modest size and power of their engines.
Ability to land on water makes the powerful backcountry taildragger more versatile.
Former NASA astronaut Ken Mattingly II, best known for helping the crew of Apollo 13 return to Earth safely in 1970, has died at 87.