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Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft. The Nation's Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. F. Robert Van Der Linden, a Smithsonian curator and leading expert on aviation history, explains the fascinating stories behind aviation's great technological...
25) Spacesuits
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
If you're going to orbit the Earth, moonwalk, or float in space, you need the right outfit. From helmet to space boots, every part of an astronaut's spacesuit is designed for survival. This reader, developed with Smithsonian's popular Air and Space Museum, provides a close look at the suits, boots, helmets, gloves, and other gear astronauts have worn into space, from the early days of space exploration to the present-day.
28) Blue planet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
View Earth from space. Orbiting 200 miles above Earth's surface, see familiar landforms: the majestic Himalayas, giant Namib desert sand dunes, jewel-like Caribbean islands. From this unique vantage point see how natural forces - volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes - affect our planet, and how a powerful new force - mankind, has begun to alter the face of Earth.
Publisher
Smithsonian Networks
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Come along on a non-stop journey by air over four of the nation's most beautiful states: the exotic and breathtaking Hawaii, and the spectacular coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington. Points of interest include: the mansion William Randolph Hearst built and the Golden Gate Bridge in California; some of America's wildest spaces and also its most modern cities in Washington; volcanic Crater Lake and the Oregon Trail in Oregon; Hawaii's eight...