Guidance and Control, 1985: Proceedings of the Annual Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference Held February 2-6, 1985
San Diego, CA: Univelt, c1985. 25 cm, 601, illus., usual library markings. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, c1985. 25 cm, 601, illus., usual library markings. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1979. First? Edition. First? Printing. 477, illus., diagrams, references, usual library markings, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Macmillan, c1977. Second Printing. 24 cm, 321, illus., index, DJ somewhat worn, soiled, and edge tears. More
Tarzana, CA: American Astronautical Soc. 1971. First? Edition. First? Printing. 183, illus., usual library markings (ex-library of John F. Kennedy Space Center). More
Washington, DC: National Legal Center, 1987. First? Edition. First? Printing. 166, v.3 only of the 3-vol. set, covers somewhat worn and soiled, ink name and pencil erasure on title page. More
Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press, c1984. 24 cm, 64, library binding, illus. (some in color), glossary, index, usual library markings. More
Pasadena, CA: NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. 1991. Quarto, 270, wraps, illus., maps, figures, tables, references. More
New York: Putnam, [1967]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 255, index, usual library markings (some blacked over), some soiling to boards and edges. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1988. First? Edition. First? Printing. 44, wraps, color illus., diagrams, covers somewhat worn and soiled, pencil erasure on first page. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xx, 540 pages. Preface, Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's ephemera and review slip laid in. Keay Davisdson worked for Sentinel Star, Orlando, FL, science writer, 1979-81; Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, science writer on San Diego bureau staff, 1981-85; San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, CA, science writer, 1986-2000; San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, science writer, 2000—. Davidson's awards and honors include: Westinghouse Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Science in Society Award, National Association of Science Writers; Responsibility in Journalism Award, Committee for Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP); Dean's Medal, Oxford College of Emory University, 2001. Keay Davidson is the author of Carl Sagan: A Life and was a science and medical writer for the San Diego edition of the Los Angeles Times. Sagan, an astronomer who taught at Harvard and Cornell University, became famous for his books and television appearances as a scientist who could explain the wonders of space and other scientific pursuits in compelling ways to a lay audience. His PBS miniseries Cosmos was one of the most-watched science programs ever broadcast; he was also the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Dragons of Eden and the author of the science fiction novel Contact. Sagan's passion in life was to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life. According to Robert Lee Hotz in the Los Angeles Times, "helped design experiments on the Mariner, Voyager and Galileo space missions." More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1978. First? Edition. First? Printing. 29 x 36 cm, 128, illus., references, index, usual library markings, front hinge cracked. More
New York: Atheneum, 1987. First Edition. 237, illus., stamp inside 2nd front flyleaf, top corners boards & text bent, some soiling to fore-edge, some wear to DJ edges. More
New York: Pantheon Books, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 243. More
Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, Inc., 1989. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. 144 pages. Illustrations (some with color). Glossary. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Tear at bottom of the spine. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 10 inches. Describes various types of space vehicles such as the Space Station, Manned Maneuvering and Orbital Maneuvering Vehicles, space shuttles, aerospace planes, and launch vehicles. Many refer to space exploration and travel as 'the next frontier'. This study of transportation in space is as important and relevant as the study of land, seas, and air travel. Profusely illustrated with both schematic drawings and photographs, this thorough, well-written book is a valuable resource and an important source of information. End of chapter material includes vocabulary lists, things to do, and Important Dates and Events. This state-of-the-art book is a valuable resource for the study of transportation technology. The authors worked in the aerospace industry or taught technology. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1989. 126, wraps, illus. (some color), figures, tables, appendices. More
Buffalo, NY: Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Brochure. This is a tourism promotional brochure. Format is 8 inches by 9 inches folded so that is appears 4 inches by 9 inches. 12 pages with color illustrations and maps. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is the visitor center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It features exhibits and displays, historic spacecraft and memorabilia, shows, two IMAX theaters, and a range of bus tours of the spaceport. "Space Shuttle Atlantis" is home to the real Space Shuttle Atlantis orbiter and the Shuttle Launch Experience, a simulated ride into space. Until recently, the center now provides astronaut training experiences, including a multi-axial chair and Mars Base simulator. The visitor complex also has daily presentations from a veteran NASA astronaut. A bus tour, included with admission, encompasses the separate Apollo/Saturn V Center. There were 1.7 million visitors to the visitor complex in 2016. More
Arlington, VA: U.S.-CREST, 1993. First? Edition. First? Printing. Wraps. 108 pages. Wraps, illus., maps, pencil erasure on title page. Signed by the co-author (Logsdon). More
Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, Inc., 2012. Dover Edition [stated]. Trade paperback. xiv, [2], 406, [7] pages. Introduction to the Dover editon by Paul Dickson. Foreword by Donald K. Slayton. Illustrations. MSC/JSC Directors. Reference Notes. Index. This Dover edition is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in the NASA History Series (NASA SP 4307). The color photos originally on the inside covers can now be found on the back cover. A new Introduction by Paul Dickson has been specially prepared for this edition. The author earned his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri in 1964. From 1962-1969, Dethloff was, respectively, an instructor, assistant professor, and associate professor at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He joined the Texas A&M University faculty in 1969 and served as the department chairman from 1980 to 1985. Dr. Dethloff, a professor emeritus of History at Texas A&M University, has written numerous books on topics ranging from NASA and the space program, to agriculture, American business and the history of Texas A&M. Paul Dickson (born July 30,1939) is a freelance writer of more than 65 nonfiction books, mostly on American English language, history, and popular culture. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. More
New York: Exeter Books, 1985. 192, profusely illus. in color, index. A Bison Book. More
Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2004. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xxi, [1], 438, [4] pages. Maps. Illustrations. Appendices. Essay on Sources. Notes. Index. DJ has some edge wear. Name and phone number of previous owner in ink on fep. Foreword by Congressman Ken Hechler. Foreword by Keith Boyer, Frank Durham, Walter Esselman, Harold B. Finger, Stanley Gunn, Milton Klein, and James T. Ramey. James A. Dewar worked exclusively on nuclear policy issues in the Atomic Energy Commission and its successor agencies, the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Department of Energy. Such work included nonproliferation and export control, nuclear testing and verification, international, environmental, nuclear fuel cycle, intelligence and technology transfer from the nuclear weapons complex. He held a Q clearance, with Sigma access, as well as many intelligence clearances. He graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois in 1966 with a BA, the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin in 1968 with a MA and Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas in 1974 with the Ph.D. He began his government career and interest in nuclear rocketry in 1969 as a summer intern in NASA. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, History Division, 2008. Presumed First Edition, First printing. ardcover. xiii, [1], 465, [1] pages. Illustrations (some in color). About the Authors. Acronyms and Abbreviations. NASA History Series. Index. Proceedings of October 2007 conference, sponsored by the NASA History Division and the National Air and Space Museum, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch in October 1957 and the dawn of the space age. Among the authors are: Roger D. Launius, John M. Logsdon, and Hans Mark. Steven J. Dick (born October 24, 1949, Evansville, Indiana) is an American astronomer, author, and historian of science most noted for his work in the field of astrobiology. Dick served as the Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 2003 to 2009 and as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology from 2013 to 2014. Before that, he was an astronomer and historian of science at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, from 1979 to 2003. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, NASA History Division, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. ix, [1], 294 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Steven J. Dick (born October 24, 1949, Evansville, Indiana) is an American astronomer, author, and historian of science most noted for his work in the field of astrobiology. Dick served as the Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration from 2003 to 2009 and as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology from 2013 to 2014. Before that, he was an astronomer and historian of science at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, from 1979 to 2003. In 2003, he was named the Chief Historian for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). During his years at NASA, Dick wrote on the importance of exploration to society, commissioned numerous histories of spaceflight, and edited several volumes on the societal impact of space flight and on the occasion of the 50th anniversaries of NASA and the space age. Keith Cowing is an astrobiologist, an American former NASA employee and the editor of the American space program blog NASA Watch. He is a credentialed NASA journalist and is known to be a critic of NASA activities and policies. Cowing is a strong supporter of human spaceflight. For several years, NASA refused to accredit Cowing as a journalist and denied him access to NASA media events. Cowing was eventually granted full press accreditation. Cowing obtained exclusive first-hand information about the genesis of the Vision for Space Exploration, detailed in New Moon Rising. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, History Division, 2006. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xi, [1], 659, [1] pages. Frontis is a color illustrations. Footnotes. Illustrations. Afterword by Martin Collins. About the Authors. Acronyms and Abbreviations. The NASA History Series. Index. DJ has some soiling and spotting on back. Minor rippling at bottom of several back pages. Steven J. Dick was the Chief Historian for NASA. He worked as an astronomer and historian of science at the U.S. Naval Observatory for about a quarter century before joining NASA. He received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and a NASA Group Achievement Award. Roger D. Launius was the Chair of the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Prior to that he served as NASA's Chief Historian. At the time of this publication, he had written or edited more than 20 books on aerospace history. More
New York: Walker Publishing Company, 2001. First Printing. Hardcover. [10], 310 pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Pencil erasure on half-title. Inscribed by the author. Paul Dickson (born 1939 in Yonkers, New York) is a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects, including baseball and the military. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word". For his published work on baseball, The Washington Post has described Dickson as "baseball's answer to Noah Webster or, at the very least, William Safire." In May 1979, he appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote his book The Official Rules, which detailed the history of Murphy's Law and similar aphorisms. Carson and Dickson spent time sharing similar sayings that they enjoyed. Dickson graduated from Wesleyan University in 1961. He resides in Garrett Park, Maryland. More
New York: Walker Publishing Company, 2001. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 310 pages. Illustrations. Diagrams. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Pencil erasure on half-title. Paul Dickson (born 1939 in Yonkers, New York) is a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language and popular culture. He has written many articles on a wide variety of subjects, including baseball and the military. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word". In May 1979, he appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote his book The Official Rules, which detailed the history of Murphy's Law and similar aphorisms. For years, former Nazi Wernher von Braun, who ran the U.S. Army's missile program, lobbied incessantly that his Rocket Team should be handed responsibility for the first Earth-orbiting satellite. More