Our staff write books on a wide variety of aviation- and space-related topics, including our exhibitions; the collection; the history of science and technology; and planetary science.

Curators also edit other titles, from the Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight series to children's books on flight. In addition, Museum curators edit book series with Cambridge University Press (Cambridge Centennial of Flight series), Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science Technology), Texas A&M University Press (Centennial of Flight series), and the University of Missouri Press (Sports and American Culture).

You can explore more peer-reviewed articles, stories, and more with Smithsonian Research Online.
 

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Book cover: Dictatorship of the Air

Dictatorship of the Air: Aviation Culture and the Fate of Modern Russia

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Cambridge Centennial of Flight series, edited by John Anderson and Von Hardesty

Book cover: Best of the National Air and Space Museum

Best of the National Air and Space Museum

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A comprehensive visual tour of the most significant aircraft, rockets, and spacecraft in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in downtown DC, and the new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.

Book Cover: Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1

Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1: Breaking the Sound Barrier

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Foreword by Chuck Yeager

Book cover: Fundamentals of Aerodynamics

Fundamentals of Aerodynamics, Fifth Edition

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McGraw-Hill Series in Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering

Book Cover: Rocketeers and Gentlemen Engineers

Rocketeers and Gentlemen Engineers: A History of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics...and What Came Before

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Written on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the AIAA.

Book Cover: Showcasing Space

Showcasing Space

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This book is part of the Artefacts: Studies in the History of Science and Technology series.  This series is sponsored by the Science Museum in London, the Deutsches Museum in Munich, and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.  Michigan State University Press is the North American publisher.

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Animals Aloft: Photographs from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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Book cover: Building America's Hangar

Building America's Hangar: The Design and Construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Distributed by Antique Collectors' Club.

Book cover: The Nation's Hangar

The Nation's Hangar: The Aircraft Collection of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Book cover: Earth from Space

Earth from Space

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A publication by a staff member of the National Air and Space Museum.