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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Black Wings: Courageous Stories of African Americans in Aviation and Space History
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.
Robots in Space: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel
New series in NASA History: Technology, Evolution, and Interplanetary Travel.
Digital edition available, $37.00.
In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight
A publication worked on by members of the National Air and Space Museum staff.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight
A publication by the National Air and Space Museum.
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War
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.
Fly Now!: The Poster Collection of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
In the Cockpit: Inside 50 History-Making Aircraft
A book by staff members of the National Air and Space Museum staff.
After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age
After Sputnik: 50 Years of the Space Age offers a unique perspective on the remarkable changes wrought by spaceflight.
Airplanes: The Life Story of a Technology
Part of the Greenwood Technographies Series
U.S. Air Force: A Complete History
Published in conjunction with The Air Force Historical Foundation