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Focuses on the advances United States' air power and its role in military strategy. Evidence from the Persian Gulf War on air power's potential; Developments in technology and tactics; Limitations of air power; Win-hold-win strategy; Redistribution of US forces.

Discusses how mounting fiscal pressure on the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) may force a shift from high-profile human missions like the space station to unpiloted Earth observation and space science. The Clinton administration's view toward NASA and space exploration; Potential medical benefits; International partnerships between NASA and Russia, Japan, Canada and 10 European countries; Research satellites; More.

Describes Lockheed's F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter, every pilot's dream plane, and questions why the Air Force will spend at least $98 billion on it through the year 2012 when the US has no major rival on the horizon. Pentagon planning: the US must maintain overwhelming technological superiority as a hedge against uncertainty and to fight Third World adversaries; AF plans for an F-15 replacement; Doubts in the Congressional Budget Office; F-22 as an insurance policy.