The first US demonstration of troop transport by air occurs when several airplanes carry 18 enlisted men from Chanute Field, Ill., to Champaign, Ill.
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.
