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Author Pastan, Amy.

Title The Smithsonian book of air & space trivia / Amy Pastan.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2014]
©2014

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 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  629.1 PASTAN    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  629.1097 PAS    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 629.10 PASTAN    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Children  J Science 629.1 PAS    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Children's Department  J 629.1 PASTAN    Check Shelf
Description 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents Pioneers of air and space : the famous and the first -- Centuries of discovery : exploring beyond Earth -- Launches and landings : from cockpit to capsule -- Getting on board : civil and commercial flight -- Dogfights and aliens : air and space in popular culture -- Women take wing : female aviators breaking barriers -- War in the skies : men and machines in combat -- Controversies and calamities : turbulent moments in air and space history -- From monoplanes to moon buggies : technological feats.
Summary "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.
Subject Astronautics -- United States -- Miscellanea.
Aeronautics -- United States -- Miscellanea.
Astronautics -- Miscellanea.
Aeronautics -- Miscellanea.
HISTORY -- Military -- Aviation.
GAMES -- Trivia.
REFERENCE -- Trivia.
Aeronautics. (OCoLC)fst00798293
Astronautics. (OCoLC)fst00819505
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01423854
Added Author Smithsonian Institution.
Added Title Smithsonian book of air and space trivia
Air & space trivia
Air and space trivia
ISBN 9781588344618 (paperback)
1588344614 (paperback)
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