This booklet has been developed to assist the museum visitor in preparation for the Disco very Tour of the National Air and Space Museum. For those persons not able to actually visit the museum, the information contained here serves as a basic introduction to flight through air and space.

NASA studies Earth in novel ways and with ingenious tools, examining it from beneath the crust to the edge of the atmosphere. This book provides a visual journey of our beautiful and compelling planet as viewed from above.

Space Pioneers and Where They Are Now" by Earl J. Montoya and Richard O. Fimmel is a 20-page publication that highlights the pioneering efforts in space exploration, focusing on the history of the Pioneer spacecraft and their missions. The book covers various milestones in the exploration of outer space, including the first space pioneers, interplanetary and planetary missions, and the future of space exploration. It provides an overview of the Pioneer spacecraft, their achievements, and the significant "firsts" in space exploration.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful planetary mission, Mariner 2 sent to Venus in 1962, the NASA History Program Office, the Division of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum, NASA's Science Mission Directorate, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory organized a symposium. "Solar System Exploration @ 50" was held in Washington, D.C., on 25-26 October 2012.