Publications
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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Wings and Warriors: My Life as a Naval Aviator
Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.
Visions of a Flying Machine: The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention
Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.
Winner of the Earl D. Osborn Award, Aviation/Space Writers Association.
Conducting Post-World War II National Security Research in Executive Branch Records: A Comprehensive Guide
A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905
The First Golden Age of Rocketry: Congreve and Hale Rockets of the Nineteenth Century
A publication by a staff member of the National Air and Space Museum.
The First 25 Years in Space: A Symposium
Flight Management Systems: the Evolution of Avionics and Navigation Technology
A publication by a staff member of the National Air and Space Museum.
The Genesis of Flight: The Aeronautical History Collection of Colonel Richard Gimbel
Guide to Photographic Collections at the Smithsonian Institution, Volume IV, National Air and Space Museum
Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers
A publication by a staff member of the National Air and Space Museum.