Almost Astronauts

By Tanya Lee Stone

They had the right stuff. They defied the prejudices of the time. And they blazed a trail for generations of women to follow.What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, int...

Right Stuff Wrong Sex

By Margaret A. Weitekamp

Right Stuff Wrong Sex

By Margaret A. Weitekamp

Pluto s secret

By Margaret A. Weitekamp

"People, children especially, have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged by the fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Through whimsical artwork and an entertaining dialog format, this...

Pluto s Secret

By Diane Kidd, David DeVorkin, Margaret Weitekamp, National Air And Space Museum Staff

Space Craze

By Margaret A. Weitekamp

A space historian's tour through astounding spaceflight history and the Smithsonian's collection of space and science fiction memorabiliaWinner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Ast...

Spaceships 2nd Edition

By Ron Miller

This revised and expanded second edition of Spaceships includes sixty-four pages worth of the newest developments in space technologySpaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imag...

Analyzing Art and Aesthetics

By Anne Collins Goodyear, Margaret A. Weitekamp

This ninth volume of the Artefacts series explores how artists have responded to developments in science and technology, past and present. Rather than limiting the discussion to art alone, editors...

Space Craze

By Margaret A. Weitekamp

A space historian's tour through astounding spaceflight history and the Smithsonian's collection of space and science fiction memorabiliaWinner of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Ast...

Analyzing Art and Aesthetics

By Anne Collins Goodyear, Margaret A. Weitekamp

This ninth volume of the Artefacts series explores how artists have responded to developments in science and technology, past and present. Rather than limiting the discussion to art alone, editors...