Milestones in the development of flight illustrated from the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. Includes early airplanes, war planes, space travel, international space station and future of flight.
Judith E. Rinard is a freelance writer who worked for more than 20 years as staff writer for National Geographic. She is author of The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Book of Flight and has written extensively -- both books and articles -- on subjects as diverse as astronauts, whales and dolphins, and ancient cities.
