Aviation Week & Space Technology, Volume 178, No. 19, September 12-25, 2016

60 pages, including covers. Illustrations (many in color). Cover has slight wear and soiling. Aviation Week & Space Technology, often abbreviated Aviation Week or AW&ST, is the flagship magazine of the Aviation Week Network, a division of Informa. The bi-weekly magazine is available in print and online, reporting on the aerospace, defense and aviation industries, with a core focus on aerospace technology. It has reputation for its contacts inside the United States military and industry organizations. The magazine was first published in August 1916 as Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering. In the autumn of 1920, the publication Aircraft Journal merged with Aviation and Aeronautical Engineering, and on 1 November 1920 the magazine was renamed to Aviation and Aircraft Journal to reflect the merger. With the first publication of the year on 2 January 1922, the magazine's name was shortened to Aviation. In May 1927, the publisher of the magazine changed from Gardner Publishing Corporation, Inc. to Aviation Publishing Corporation. In the spring of 1929, Aviation Publishing Co. entered a deal to transfer publishing of the magazine to the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. The magazine's editors were then employed by McGraw Hill. Starting on 9 March 1929, the magazine was published by McGraw-Hill. Starting in August 1943, McGraw-Hill published a weekly magazine called Aviation News to accompany the standard monthly issue. Other titles held include: Aviation Week (1947-1958), Aviation Week Including Space Technology (1958-1959), its current title in 1960 with the Space Age. The cover of this issue focuses on "Inside NASA's Space Launch System". There are also articles on the Long-range new-generations bomber development, Trainers, Close-Air Support, Falcon 9, International aviation, Satellite-based landing system (Boeing), Michoud Assembly Facility, Spacecraft, Unmanned Space Launch System. Presumed First Edition, First printing this issue. …