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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Colin Powell once observed that "a dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." This sentiment is mirrored dramatically in the story of African Americans in aerospace history.
A publication worked on by members of the National Air and Space Museum staff.
A publication by the National Air and Space Museum.
Winner of the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award of the American Astronautical Society, 2008; winner of the Richard W. Leopold Prize of the Organization of American Historians, 2008; winner of a Secretary of the Smithsonian's Research Prize, 2008.
A book by staff members of the National Air and Space Museum staff.
After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age offers a unique perspective on the remarkable changes wrought by spaceflight.
Part of the Greenwood Technographies Series
Published in conjunction with The Air Force Historical Foundation
*NASA SP-2006-4702; document ID # 20060022843; order from https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl
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 91 - 100 of 244
Colin Powell once observed that "a dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." This sentiment is mirrored dramatically in the story of African Americans in aerospace history.
A publication worked on by members of the National Air and Space Museum staff.
A publication by the National Air and Space Museum.
Winner of the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award of the American Astronautical Society, 2008; winner of the Richard W. Leopold Prize of the Organization of American Historians, 2008; winner of a Secretary of the Smithsonian's Research Prize, 2008.
A book by staff members of the National Air and Space Museum staff.
After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age offers a unique perspective on the remarkable changes wrought by spaceflight.
Part of the Greenwood Technographies Series
Published in conjunction with The Air Force Historical Foundation
*NASA SP-2006-4702; document ID # 20060022843; order from https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl