Official Guide to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Official Guide to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum by Smithsonian Institution. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781588342676.

This fully illustrated guide to the worlds most-visited aviation and space museum is both an indispensable companion for visitors and a detailed history in itself of humanitys quest for flight. The Smithsonian Institutions National Air and Space Museum maintains the worlds largest collection of historic aircraft and spacecraft plus an amazing assortment of other historic objects. Many fascinating items from the twenty-three galleries and two off-site facilities—including the Wright Flyer, Chuck Yeager’s Bell X-1, and the spacesuits worn by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin—are presented here in 200 full-color photographs, accompanied by their equally intriguing stories.