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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After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age Publication

After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age offers a unique perspective on the remarkable changes wrought by spaceflight.  

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Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight Publication

*NASA SP-2006-4702; document ID # 20060022843; order from https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl

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Showcasing Space Publication

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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Earth from Space Publication

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

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Wings: A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age Publication

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

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Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space Program Publication

Winner of the American Astronautical Society's 2005 Eugene M. Emme Award for astronautical literature. Margaret Weitekamp shows how the Women in Space program challenged prevailing attitudes about women's suitability for male-dominated vocations. The book is part of the Gender Relations in the American Experience series published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

 

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Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis Publication

*NASA SP-2004-4503.  Monographs in Aerospace History Number 3, 1994. Reprinted July 2004.  To request a free copy, call (202) 358-0384 or email histinfo@nasa.gov.

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The Hubble Space Telescope Publication Read more Space: A Journey to Our Future Publication Read more Frontiers of Space Exploration, Second Edition Publication Read more

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.
 

Showing 31 - 40 of 70

After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age Publication

After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age offers a unique perspective on the remarkable changes wrought by spaceflight.  

Read more
Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight Publication

*NASA SP-2006-4702; document ID # 20060022843; order from https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl

Read more
Showcasing Space Publication

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.

Read more
Earth from Space Publication

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

Read more
Wings: A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age Publication

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

Read more
Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space Program Publication

Winner of the American Astronautical Society's 2005 Eugene M. Emme Award for astronautical literature. Margaret Weitekamp shows how the Women in Space program challenged prevailing attitudes about women's suitability for male-dominated vocations. The book is part of the Gender Relations in the American Experience series published by Johns Hopkins University Press.

 

Read more
Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis Publication

*NASA SP-2004-4503.  Monographs in Aerospace History Number 3, 1994. Reprinted July 2004.  To request a free copy, call (202) 358-0384 or email histinfo@nasa.gov.

Read more
The Hubble Space Telescope Publication Read more Space: A Journey to Our Future Publication Read more Frontiers of Space Exploration, Second Edition Publication Read more