The National Air and Space Museum, USA has taken great care to collect and preserve artefacts relating to the history of flight. These objects - culled from famous aviators and astronauts, planes and spacecraft, and popular culture sources such as television and motion pictures - are a testament to the impact that the science of flight has made upon mankind. the space shuttle, and in time from the first photograph of ballooning in America to a humanitarian food ration dropped over Afghanistan . Each object is accompanied by a succinct description of its place in history, replete with anecdotes.
Language
English
Pages
160
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Release
November 01, 2003
ISBN
0810945304
ISBN 13
9780810945302
Artifacts of Flight: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum, USA has taken great care to collect and preserve artefacts relating to the history of flight. These objects - culled from famous aviators and astronauts, planes and spacecraft, and popular culture sources such as television and motion pictures - are a testament to the impact that the science of flight has made upon mankind. the space shuttle, and in time from the first photograph of ballooning in America to a humanitarian food ration dropped over Afghanistan . Each object is accompanied by a succinct description of its place in history, replete with anecdotes.