Traces the remarkable story of the pioneers  inventors  and daring pilots who turned the dream of flight into a reality Based on the outstanding collections of the National Air and Space Museum  this handsome book brings to life milestones in flight history: the development of ballooning  the earliest human gliders  the Wright Brothers' first sustained flights  Charles Lindbergh's solo trip across the Atlantic  Amelia Earhart's courageous flights  Chuck Yeager's blast through the sound barrier  the Apollo astronauts' first steps onto the moon  and the building of the International Space Station