Launch into a universe of creativity -- ready for you to color! The Smithsonian's National Air
and Space Museum presents a galaxy-spanning new coloring book that provides a crisp
informative look at the history of space exploration.With this expertly crafted coloring book
fire your imagination as you marvel at the wonders of interplanetary travel interstellar
exploration plus the human ingenuity that made it possible with a selection of the most
celebrated artifacts and spacecraft from the National Air and Space Museum collection. Curated
by museum experts and masterfully illustrated by John Pirtel (Airplanes: A Smithsonian Coloring
Book) get an up-close look at Sputnik Explorer 1 Friendship 7 Space Shuttle Discovery
Voyager astronaut Sally Ride's flight suit a real Mars rover the Apollo 11 capsule Columbia
and much more. These detailed pen and ink illustrations encourage you to consider the vastness
of space and the achievements necessary to make these giant leaps for humankind which fans of
spacecraft coloring books and space history can unlock with their own creativity. Each page
of Spacecraft: A Smithsonian Coloring Book not only stands alone as a work of art but is also
accompanied by brief and fascinating insights from the museum's experts about each artifact and
its history ensuring that time spent coloring is also time spent learning.
