The Air Force’s long-predicted pilot shortage is here. And it’s getting worse. If a fix isn’t found, the service might not have enough pilots to fill all of it cockpits by 2018. In May, Air Force Magazine sat down with members of the Air Staff who are tasked with reducing the shortfall, which one called a “crisis.” They detailed the myriad of measures the service is taking to stave off an exodus. But even if the service reverses the trend, the planners said, the shortage won’t be erased for years. Read our full story, which will appear in the August issue of the magazine.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
