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In late 1959, the FAA released its “Age 60 Rule,” which essentially required mandatory retirement for airline pilots over age 60. As his 60th birthday rapidly approached, Captain Michael Gitt appealed with an age discrimination lawsuit against Eastern Airlines to help him overturn the age disqualification. Read about his attempt to leverage the new Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).

In our first Air & Space Quarterly (ASQ) cover story, we examine how the carrier revolution unfolded, where naval aviation is today, and what’s on the horizon.

Astronomers are deciphering the violent history of the Milky Way, one star at a time.

Remembering Dale Snodgrass, see the sun through a new lens, become a space scientist, and more!

A century ago, the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Langley—an ungainly new ship that would forever change military aviation.

Pulling back the curtain on artifacts in storage

A former Blackbird pilot now volunteers at the National Air and Space Museum.

A new book reveals how badly the Soviets wanted to win the early space race.

Crop-dusting was an often hazardous occupation, until a maverick entrepreneur and pilot designed the right airplanes for the job. 

The National Air and Space Museum’s new look at the technology that helped build our global village.