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NASA Mission Statement Q&A;: Eyes on Earth
By 2010, a new report says, the number of Earth-observing missions will drop dramatically. We speak with a professor involved in the study to find out how Earth scientists view NASA’s shifting priorities—and how those may affect the study of the planet.
Previous Air & Space Stories
| This Is My Job: Helicopter Repairman (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| Tech Watch: The Next Big Wing (Published in the January 2007 issue)
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| Tech Watch: Screen Test (Published in the December 2006 issue)
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| Tech Watch: Flying Solo As two personal helicopters duel for aerial supremacy, flying by the seat of your pants is taking on new meaning. (Published in the December 2006 issue)
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| Tech Watch: Resident Astronaut To cut costs, NASA plans to outsource its shipping jobs. (Published in the December 2006 issue)
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| Jumbo Trouble The Airbus A380 was supposed to be the future of aviation. Will it ever get off the ground? (Published in the December 2006 issue)
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| The Threat is Out There More than 100,000 asteroids hurtle past our planet. But only one—that we know of—may hit us in the next 30 years. (Published in the December 2006 issue)
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| Pilot's Perspective: The Crash of a Yankee Flying the same deadly route as Corey Lidle, private pilot Jeff Wise traverses the tragedy in a PopularMechanics.com exclusive.
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| Tech Watch: Electronic Warrior (Published in the November 2006 issue)
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| Just Don't Call it a Blimp It's a hybrid airship—part plane, part dirigible. Two inventors think production versions up to 990 feet long will launch a brand new era of aviation. (Published in the October 2006 issue)
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