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Air and Space : The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight
Air and Space The National Air and Space Museum Story of Flight Author:Smithsonian Institution, Andrew Chaikin "Now in paperback, the spectacular illustrated saga of aviation from the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Drawing on the peerless collection of the National Air and Space Museum, this magnificent book brings us the story of the conquest of the skies. From the first hot-air balloon to the Wright brothers, the Apollo moon ... more »landing, the Mars Pathfinder mission and beyond, Air and Space captures the innovators, discoveries, and adventures of aviation and space flight like no other book. This is the definitive book on one of the world's largest collections of aviation and spaceflight artifacts and memorabilia. Nearly 500 illustrations include Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, Chuck Yeager's record-breaking X-1, the spacecraft and spacesuits of the first Americans to walk in space, Skylab, the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as other aircraft, rockets, and spacecraft. The National Air and Space Museum is the most visited museum in the world, with more than nine million visitors a year."« less