Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588344614
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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Who was the first person to dine in space? How long was the Wright brothers's first successful flight? What famous aircraft was named after a grape-flavored soft drink? What toy based on an animated film accompanied astronauts on a shuttle mission in 2000? These questions and many more are answered in The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia. In addition to the canon of space and aviation information, the pages are illustrated with more than 125 objects from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's collections.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588344614
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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Who was the first person to dine in space? How long was the Wright brothers's first successful flight? What famous aircraft was named after a grape-flavored soft drink? What toy based on an animated film accompanied astronauts on a shuttle mission in 2000? These questions and many more are answered in The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia. In addition to the canon of space and aviation information, the pages are illustrated with more than 125 objects from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's collections.
Author: F. Robert van der Linden
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588345815
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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Experience the thrill of flying some of the world's most important airplanes and spacecraft. Best of the National Air and Space Museum provides unprecedented access to the most popular museum in the world. The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum hosts an average of seven million visits every year. The Udvar-Hazy Center—three football fields long and ten stories high—receives more than one million visits annually. Best of the National Air and Space Museum features the best of both museums, from the Challenger space shuttle and the Wright flyer to the Spirit of St. Louis and the stealth bomber. Robert Van der Linden, curator of aeronautics, has selected the most important, popular, and just plain impressive aircraft and spacecraft from the collections of both museums to be showcased in this beautiful book. Each page spread includes intriguing facts of the item's design, use, mission, specifications, and dimensions. A must-have for space and aviation buffs.
Author: Judith E. Rinard
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
ISBN: 9781554072750
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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An updated guide to the world of flight documents the milestones in aviation history that changed the world, from the development of ballooning to Charles Lindbergh's solo trip across the Atlantic to the building of the International Space Station. Simultaneous.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588342670
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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This fully illustrated guide to the world's most-visited aviation and space museum is both an indispensable companion for visitors and a detailed history in itself of humanity's quest for flight. The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft plus an amazing assortment of other historic objects. Many fascinating items from the twenty-three galleries and two off-site facilities—including the Wright Flyer, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, and the spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin—are presented here in 200 full-color photographs, accompanied by their equally intriguing stories.
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
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Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316393282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Created in partnership with the world-renowned Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, this beautifully packaged, informative card deck captures, in words and stunning photographs, 100 of the museum's most important artifacts. The NASM is the world's largest, most-visited collection of historical aircraft and spacecraft, and commemorate major milestones in flight and space exploration. The 100 treasures in this deck, hand-selected by the curators, include the Spirit of St. Louis, flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first non-stop transatlantic flight; Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1, in which he broke the sound barrier; Buzz Aldrin's space suit, worn during the Apollo 11 mission, and the Space Shuttle Discovery, which flew 39 missions and spent 365 days in space. Each card includes a photograph of the object on the front and a 200-word description plus key data on the back.
Author: Publications International, Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781680225075
Category : Aeronautical museums
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum is one of the most visited museums in the world. It maintains the world's largest collection of aviation and space artifacts and is an essential destination for anyone interested in air and space flight. In this book, you'll find highlights from the museum's current exhibits as well as key objects and aircraft from its collections. We will also explore the ideas, discoveries and breakthroughs that launched humanity into the sky.
Author: National Air and Space Museum
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
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Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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Author: Eric F. Long
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
ISBN: 9781550463651
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Printed to coincide with a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition, "At the Controls" is a photographic look at the cockpits of 40 aircraft and five spacecraft of historical note. Full color. 30 archival images.
