National Air and Space Museum - August 1, 2025

Goodbye to the KC-10, Bringing Back SpaceShipOne, and More: The Latest From ASQ

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Summer 2025 Issue of Air & Space Quarterly

The Summer 2025 issue of Air & Space Quarterly is now available to read on our website! ASQ, our signature magazine, explores topics in aviation and space, from the earliest moments of flight to today. Not sure where to start? Here are three can't-miss articles from the issue.

Saying Farewell to the KC-10

A legend and a lifeline to those who flew it, the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is retiring from the U.S. Air Force’s inventory.

The nose of a large aircraft takes up the entire frame.

Journalist Alan De Herrera takes a ride in one of the last active U.S. Air Force KC-10s. Read the article.

Reconfiguring SpaceShipOne

To carry humans into space and back, SpaceShipOne didn’t need NASA.

Curator Emily Margolis reflects on SpaceShipOne’s transformation of private spaceflight and the precision with which Museum specialists have preserved it. Read the article.

A Second Act at the Smithsonian

Military veteran to museum professional—that’s Supervisor of Photography Patrick Leonini.

Senior editor Diane Tedeschi interviews Patrick Leonini about pivoting from his 24-year U.S. military career to picking up the camera at the National Air and Space Museum. Read the article.

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