The Smithsonian book of air & space trivia / Amy Pastan.
Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1588344614 (pbk.)
- 9781588344618 (paperback)
- Smithsonian book of air and space trivia
Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | Adult Display - Second Floor | 629.1097 P291 | IN THE SKY | Available | 33111007550060 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
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"-- Provided by publisher.