▁cur ator ▁of ▁space ▁technology ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia , ▁joint ly ▁won ▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Part ners hip ▁Among ▁Museum s ▁scholar ship " ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Museum s . ▁Thus , ▁he ▁so j ourn ed ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁with ▁related ▁jour ne ys ▁to ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁La os , ▁conduct ing ▁research ▁toward ▁the ▁planned ▁Power house ▁exhib it , ▁Fire ▁Drag ons : ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Years ▁of ▁Ro cket ry ▁in ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Selected ▁bibli ography ▁ ▁As ▁author ▁ ▁As ▁co - author ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁co - author , ▁with ▁Robert ▁F . ▁van ▁der ▁L inden , ▁of ▁the ▁column ▁" Out ▁of ▁the ▁Past " ▁that ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁A eros pace ▁America ▁( form ally , ▁A str onaut ics ▁& ▁Aer onaut ics ) ▁since ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Soci eties ▁▁ ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Inter plan et ary ▁Society ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Academy ▁of ▁A str onaut ics ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁committee ▁of ▁ ▁American ▁A str onaut ical ▁Society ▁ ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Aer onaut ics ▁and ▁A str onaut ics ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁ 3 9 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁Smith son ian ▁employee . ▁He ▁continues ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁Space ▁History ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Air ▁and ▁Space ▁Museum ▁as