Artifacts of Flight: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

By Carolyn Russo

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 (1857) to a humanitarian food ration dropped over Afghanistan (2001). Each object is accompanied by a succinct description of its place in history, replete with anecdotes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810945304
• ISBN13: 9780810945302
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary