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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Albatros D.Va: German Fighter of World War I Publication

Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 4

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In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II Publication

In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II provides close-up access to the instrument panels, controls, and crew stations of 34 legendary World War II aircraft in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's impressive collection. 

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Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War (paperback) Publication

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.

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Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War Publication

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.

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The Enola Gay: The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Publication Read more Stalking the U-Boat: USAAF Offensive Antisubmarine Operations in World War II Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

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Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary Publication Read more Legend, Memory, and the Great War in the Air Publication

Companion book to the NASM exhibition of the same name.

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A History of French Military Aviation Publication Read more The Sky on Fire: The First Battle of Britain, 1917-1918 Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

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 1 - 10 of 16

Albatros D.Va: German Fighter of World War I Publication

Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Volume 4

Read more
In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II Publication

In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II provides close-up access to the instrument panels, controls, and crew stations of 34 legendary World War II aircraft in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's impressive collection. 

Read more
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War (paperback) Publication

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.

Read more
Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War Publication

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.

Read more
The Enola Gay: The B-29 That Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Publication Read more Stalking the U-Boat: USAAF Offensive Antisubmarine Operations in World War II Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Read more
Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary Publication Read more Legend, Memory, and the Great War in the Air Publication

Companion book to the NASM exhibition of the same name.

Read more
A History of French Military Aviation Publication Read more The Sky on Fire: The First Battle of Britain, 1917-1918 Publication

Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight Series book.

Read more