In the 1930s and ’40s aviation-themed radio programs attracted huge audiences.
“The enthusiasm for flight transcends the challenges and trauma of the Great Depression
This review of Apollo astronaut Fred Haise’s autobiography provides a detailed account of Apollo 13, which he flew with crew mates Jim Lovell and Jack Swigert.
Raised in Biloxi during the Depression, Haise learned to fly in the U.S.
The Pioneers of Flight gallery preview.
airshows and barnstorming events, pastimes that drew enthusiastic crowds even amid the Depression
Astronauts headed to Mars and beyond won’t be able to depend on Earth for a quick response in the event of a medical emergency.
drugs to treat space adaptation syndrome (vomiting is no fun for anyone involved), depression
This past September, the National Championship Air Races took a final lap in the Reno, Nevada venue.
During the Great Depression, ingenious homebuilts like the stumpy Gee Bees and the
