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: The Enterprise of Flight

The Enterprise of Flight: The American Aviation and Aerospace Industry

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Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Book Cover: Space Policy

Space Policy in the 21st Century

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Contributors include: Christopher F. Chyba, Ronald J. Deibert, Daniel H. Deudney, W. Henry Lambright, Roger D. Launius, Karl A. Leib, John M. Logsdon, Howard E. McCurdy, Scott N. Pace, and Debora L. VanNijnatten.

Book Cover: Taking Off

Taking Off: A Century of Manned Flight

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Book cover: Space Stations, Base Camps

Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars

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Winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics History Manuscript Award.

Book cover: Wings hardcover

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

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

Book Cover: Apollo 11: Artifacts from the First Lunar Landing

Apollo 11: Artifacts from the First Lunar Landing

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This publication comes in a 9 x 6.5 x 2.75 inch box, which includes the 64 page book and reproduced documents from the Apollo 11 mission.

Book Cover: 100 Years of Flight

One Hundred Years of Flight: A Chronicle of Aerospace History, 1903-2003

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Book Cover: Planets, A Smithsonian Guide

Planets: A Smithsonian Guide

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

Book Cover: Science With a Vengeance

Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II

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Book cover: Space, Discovery and Exploration

Space: Discovery and Exploration

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