Roger Mola

Roger A. Mola is a researcher and video editor retired from Air & Space/Smithsonian Magazine. He has more than 1,000 published articles in aviation and aerospace spanning history, technology, and business. In 2002 Roger was honored as Aviation Journalist of the Year in the category of Breaking News, for his coverage of the National Airspace System after the attacks of September 2001 forced a national grounding of traffic, comparing it to previous groundings during the 1960s defense exercise Operation Skyshield. Roger moved to Arlington in 1983 after earning a B.S. at Cornell University. His previous experience includes managing training programs for a national retail trade association, and with IBM in asset management and contract administration.