William Leavitt
Recent stories by William Leavitt
AFA IN ACTION: Deptula, Chilton Earn AFHF Lifetime Honors
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force Historical Foundation honored a pair of storied Airmen with...
Deptula, Chilton Earn Historical Foundation Honor
The Air Force Historical Foundation honored a pair of storied Airmen with lifetime achievement awards at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center May 22.
Learn to Accelerate Software Delivery at Prodacity 2025
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgIn a modern, connected military, software is crucial to every step of...
How USAF’s Missile Program Helped the Nation off the Pad
As NASA came into being, with a strong need for large-scale program know-how, it was the Air Force, fr
Mixed Hopes for the Military Space Mission
Under the pressures of congressional restiveness over the high costs and marginal military significanc
Last Flight for Frank Lahm
The earnest young cavalryman, who saw the potential of the Wright brothers' flying contraption, was hi
Toward New Horizons: Theodore von Kármán, In Memoriam
The life of the remarkable genius of aerospace, warm-hearted, brilliant Theodore von Kármán, came to a
A New Look at the US Space Effort
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgIt is nearly two years since the unnerving day the Russians caught...
Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Spacecrews
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgBy Late summer, on the dry and sun-baked terrain of Edwards AFB...
