Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Photographic Card Deck: 100 Treasures from the World's Largest Collection of Air and Spacecraft

by Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Text by), Smithsonian Institute (Compiler)

Overview

Created in partnership with the world-renowned Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, this beautifully packaged, informative card deck captures, in words and stunning photographs, 100 of the museum's most important artifacts.

The NASM is the world's largest, most-visited collection of historical aircraft and spacecraft, and commemorate major milestones in flight and space exploration. The 100 treasures in this deck, hand-selected by the curators, include the Spirit of St. Louis, flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first non-stop transatlantic flight; Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1, in which he broke the sound barrier; Buzz Aldrin's space suit, worn during the Apollo 11 mission, and the Space Shuttle Discovery, which flew 39 missions and spent 365 days in space. Each card includes a photograph of the object on the front and a 200-word description plus key data on the back.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631910098
Publisher:	Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/08/2015
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 6.80(h) x 2.40(d)

About the Author

Smithsonian Institution is the most visited museum complex in the world, with more than thirty million annual visitors.