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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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: An Autobiography
Foreword by John Glenn, Jr.; Afterword by General John R. Dailey; chapters by Tom D. Crouch; Dik Daso; Ted Maxwell; Dominick Pisano; and Bob van der Linden.
Space Stations: Base Camps to the Stars, Second Edition
Winner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics History Manuscript Award. This new edition has been fully updated by the author.
The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics
With contributions by Paul A. Hanle, Robert H. Kargon, and Joseph N. Tatarewicz.
Winner of the Watson Davis Prize, History of Science Society, 1990.
In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II
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.
Radioisotope Power Systems: An Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space Exploration
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.
The Legacy of Flight: Images from the Archives of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
A publication worked on by staff of the National Air and Space Museum.
Planetary Tectonics
Cambridge Planetary Science series, No. 11
Spacesuits: The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Collection
Foreword by Thomas P. Stafford, Introduction by Allan Needell
Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration
Discover the entire story of humankind's efforts in space exploration, from the earliest theories of the universe to the captivating successes and advances - as well as the heartbreaking setbacks - of the past fifty years.
The Museum Educator's Manual: Educators Share Successful Techniques
Part of a series published by AltaMira Press in partnership with the American Association for State and Local History.