His Flight Into History
John Herschel Glenn Jr. 1921 - 2016
Complete issue of the "Air & Space" magazine March 2017 with a eight page story about NASA astronaut John Glenn.
Content:
The Voyages of John Glenn - He completed bis mission: to be the first American to orbit Earth. Being John Glenn, he asked for another.
BY ANDREW CHAIKIN
True Crime: Pan Am Flight 7 - The sad story of a disaster that could have been prevented.
BY GREGG MERKEN AND KEN FORTENBERRY
A&S - Next
How to become an entrepreneur, what a fest Job at Northrop Grumman is like, and fish midairs.
The First Sighting of a Black Hole - Observatories the world over are banding together. Will they see it?
BY MATTHEW R. FRANCIS
Return of the Light Brigade - High-performance military aircraft aren't always the best ones for the Job.
BY TIM WRIGHT
The Highest Jump - How do you leap from the stratosphere with just a suit and a chute? Google Alan Eustace.
BY MARK BETANCOURT
We Fly the Last Electra Juniors - Seven pilots, seven reasons to keep the little Lockheeds flying.
BY JAMES WYNBRANDT
Lost Photographs of the Great War - Mystery surrounds this gallery of airplanes on the frontlines.
Departments
Viewport: The reasons we compete
Letters
What's Up: How s the weather?
Soundings Pilot of the year, the next SST, galaxies galore
Solar System Chatter: Lucky old sun
Above & Beyond: Swim at your own risk
Oldies & Oddities: Speed oflight
In the Museum: Best wishes, autogiro
Sightings: Agiantin aviation photography
Reviews & Previews: British test pilots
Contributors
Forecast
One More Thing: From China with love
Magazine
many photos
very good condition
Washington D.C. - 2017 - Smithsonian Institution
Art.Nr. 17088
