Shooting for the Stars: A Survey of the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration

“Shooting for the Stars: A Survey of the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration” featured books, manuscript materials, photographs, and artifacts from the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration. On display were materials related to mankind's exploration of space, including many items from NACA and NASA. The exhibit was curated by Kat Zinn as part of a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant.

About the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE): Established in 1986, the AAAE preserves and makes accessible published and unpublished materials that document American aeronautical and space history, as well as related sciences. The collection includes books and articles, letters, notes, photographs, reminiscences, memorabilia, oral histories, patents, and drawings/schematics. Current holdings comprise more than three dozen collections of papers from pilots, astronauts, physicists, chemists, engineers, NACA and NASA administrators and project managers, writers, illustrators, and researchers in industry and academia.