The Smithsonian Book of Air & Space Trivia

by Smithsonian Institution, Amy Pastan (Editor)

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.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2014

About the author

Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution or simply the Smithsonian is a group of museums, education and research centres created by the United States federal government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge"

Reviews

[Marguerite MacLean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun book from the Smithsonian. Quick fun facts about air and space you might not have known. For instance:
What was the fastest piston-engine airliner used for commercial travel in the 1950s?
What planet helped Albert Einstein demonstrate his Theory of General Relativity?
Who used a balloon to observe Confederate troop movement during the Civil War?

Don't know, well pick up this book and you will. Not only that you'll get so many other questions and answers. It's a quick read that you can refer back to again and again.