When it comes to choosing a do-it-yourself project, Adam Savage doesn’t go for the easy stuff—he builds his own spacesuit.
I hired costume builder, professor, and genius Christine Knobel to do the soft work
Ambitious plans for gas stations in space could extend the lives of satellites
’s an ambitious plan laden with challenges, according to Massimiliano Vasile, a professor
A story examining the lore and enduring appeal of taildraggers.
wonderful,” says Mellor, a Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology computer science professor
A small group of enthusiasts keeps World War I airplanes aloft.
materials science—and more—that one can see why his two brothers nicknamed him “Professor
Using some of the world’s largest radio telescopes to scan the stars for signals astronomers have been listening for signs of extraterrestrial life.
structure of a formaldehyde molecule, says Linda French, one of the students and now professor
The mystery surrounding the shoot-down of Melitta von Stauffenberg aircraft over the skies of Germany has finally been solved.
Schiller became Melitta, Countess von Stauffenberg with her 1937 marriage to professor
Crop-dusting was an often hazardous occupation, until a maverick entrepreneur and pilot designed the right airplanes for the job.
Piper hired Fred Weick, a Texas A&M aeronautical engineering professor, to design
To manufacture thousands of airplanes for its World War I allies, the Army formed the Spruce Production Division (SPD) to meet the demand.
the early thirties the once great Loyal Legion was a pitiful remnant,” history professor
Surviving an aircraft pilot takes piloting skills and rigorous training.
to make a water landing, according to Dan Bubb, aviation historian and associate professor
