The Smithsonian book of air & space trivia /
Pastan, Amy.
The Smithsonian book of air & space trivia / Smithsonian book of air and space trivia Amy Pastan. - 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Pioneers of air and space -- Centuries of discovery -- Launches and landings -- Getting on board -- Dogfights and aliens -- Women take wing -- War in the skies -- Controversies and calamities -- From monoplanes to moon buggies.
"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"--
1588344614 (pbk.) 9781588344618 (paperback)
2014002172
016709466 Uk
Aeronautics--Miscellanea.
Aeronautics--United States--Miscellanea.
Astronautics--Miscellanea.
Astronautics--United States--Miscellanea.
The Smithsonian book of air & space trivia / Smithsonian book of air and space trivia Amy Pastan. - 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Pioneers of air and space -- Centuries of discovery -- Launches and landings -- Getting on board -- Dogfights and aliens -- Women take wing -- War in the skies -- Controversies and calamities -- From monoplanes to moon buggies.
"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"--
1588344614 (pbk.) 9781588344618 (paperback)
2014002172
016709466 Uk
Aeronautics--Miscellanea.
Aeronautics--United States--Miscellanea.
Astronautics--Miscellanea.
Astronautics--United States--Miscellanea.