Topic: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Fresh Start 2002: Nonstop Flight

America's B-52 bomber doesn't need a fresh start. It is a marvel of patience and persistence -- and it may fly for 40 years more. In a world gripped by recession and war, it may be a symbol of the future.READ»

SST, RIP

This morning, as my flight back from Philadelphia was taking off, so did the final flight of the Concorde, the world's only supersonic airplane. With tickets costing upwards of $8,000, the airliner has long been considered a status ...READ»

We All Need a Fresh Start

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

Oakley's Post-Apocalyptic Headquarters

The eyewear company's headquarters in Foothill Ranch, California is a masterwork of the architecturally provocative.READ»

• Galactic Shades: Oakley's Futuristic Headquarters

The Empire Strikes Back

Oakley Inc. specializes in making sunglasses and sneakers that look as if they come from a galaxy far, far away. They are made within the company's $40 million headquarters, where Oakley's work style combines a passion for design with a lust for combat.READ»

Boomtown, U.S.A.

Far from the front lines of combat, there is a place where people do the unlikeliest work imaginable. Here is the story of the men and women of McAlester, Oklahoma, who run the factory that makes virtually every non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal.READ»

Isolating the Leadership Gene

Jim Mullen's company invented a blockbuster treatment for multiple sclerosis, and it spends $1 million a day experimenting on revolutionary new medicines. Mullen himself is experimenting with the new challenge of leadership: How do you exude confidence and command in a high-stakes business fraught with big risks and head-spinning complexity? Here's what he's discovered.READ»

The Faces of the Jobless Recovery

This month's letter from the editor.READ»