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 1 - 9 of 9

Globalizing Polar Science: Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years Publication

Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology

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The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics Publication

 With contributions by Paul A. Hanle, Robert H. Kargon, and Joseph N. Tatarewicz.

Winner of the Watson Davis Prize, History of Science Society, 1990.

 

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Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration Publication

Dr. Roger D. Launius, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, is a member of the Radioisotope Power Systems Committee, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume I: The Ascent of the Airplane Publication

*NASA/SP-2003-4409/VOL1, Document ID 20040031410, price code A99 (within U.S. $35.00 plus $2.00 S&H). Order online at: https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl 

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The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume II: Reinventing the Airplane Publication

*NASA/SP-2007-4409/VOL2, Document ID 20070039007, price code EA7 (within U.S. $35.00 plus $2.00 S&H, outside U.S. $70.00 plus $17.00 S&H). Order online at: https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl.

 

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A History of Aerodynamics, and Its Impact on Flying Machines Publication Read more Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II Publication Read more Space Science Comes of Age, Perspectives in the History of the Space Sciences Publication Read more Science, Cold War and the American State: Lloyd V. Berkner and the Balance of Professional Ideals Publication

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

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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 1 - 9 of 9

Globalizing Polar Science: Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years Publication

Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology

Read more
The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics Publication

 With contributions by Paul A. Hanle, Robert H. Kargon, and Joseph N. Tatarewicz.

Winner of the Watson Davis Prize, History of Science Society, 1990.

 

Read more
Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration Publication

Dr. Roger D. Launius, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, is a member of the Radioisotope Power Systems Committee, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Read more
The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume I: The Ascent of the Airplane Publication

*NASA/SP-2003-4409/VOL1, Document ID 20040031410, price code A99 (within U.S. $35.00 plus $2.00 S&H). Order online at: https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl 

Read more
The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume II: Reinventing the Airplane Publication

*NASA/SP-2007-4409/VOL2, Document ID 20070039007, price code EA7 (within U.S. $35.00 plus $2.00 S&H, outside U.S. $70.00 plus $17.00 S&H). Order online at: https://www.sti.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/ordersti.pl.

 

Read more
A History of Aerodynamics, and Its Impact on Flying Machines Publication Read more Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II Publication Read more Space Science Comes of Age, Perspectives in the History of the Space Sciences Publication Read more Science, Cold War and the American State: Lloyd V. Berkner and the Balance of Professional Ideals Publication

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

Read more