The Missile and Space Race
Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. 247, notes, bibliography, index. More
Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1994. First Edition. First Printing. 247, notes, bibliography, index. More
New York: Walker and Company, 1963. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. [10], 214 p. Includes: illustrations, index, bibliography. Glossary of Terms. More
London: Jonathan Cape, c1992. First U.K.? Edition. First U.K.? Printing. 25 cm, 390, illus. (some color). More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1980. Quarto, 147, wraps, illus., tables, appendices, covers somewhat soiled, small red stain on front cover. More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1984. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. [2], viii, [2], 223, [5] pages. Illustrations (photographs and drawings). Space Shuttle Flight Summary. Notes. Index. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Ex-library with usual library markings. DJ is pasted to the boards. Richard S. Lewis had a long career as a journalist. He was Science Writer for the Chicago Sun-Times. He was also Managing Editor and Editor of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He has authored a number of books on space and exploration. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1961. First? Edition. First? Printing. 1392, wraps, footnotes, ink notation on spine, ink marks on front cover and table of contents, stamp on front and rear covers. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1970. 534, wraps, illus., index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, some fading and discoloration to covers. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1972. presumed First Edition, First printing thus. ix, [1], 510, [4] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Chronology of major NASA launches. Chronology of manned space flight, 1970. Index. Small creases to front cover, rear cover torn, some pages creased, edge soiling, small edge tears. This volume includes information on the Apollo 13 accident and successful return to Earth. NASA SP-4015. Sponsored by the NASA Historical Office. Astronautics (or cosmonautics) is the theory and practice of navigation beyond Earth's atmosphere. The term astronautics was coined in the 1920s by J.-H. Rosny, president of the Goncourt academy, in analogy with aeronautics. Because there is a degree of technical overlap between the two fields, the term aerospace is often used to describe both at once. In 1930, Robert Esnault-Pelterie published the first book on the new research field. As with aeronautics, the restrictions of mass, temperatures, and external forces require that applications in space survive extreme conditions: high-grade vacuum, the radiation bombardment of interplanetary space and the magnetic belts of low Earth orbit. Space launch vehicles must withstand titanic forces, while satellites can experience huge variations in temperature in very brief periods. Extreme constraints on mass cause astronautical engineers to face the constant need to save mass in the design in order to maximize the actual payload that reaches orbit. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1974. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. ix, [1], 580, [6] pages. Illustrations Appendix A: Satellites, Space Probes, and Manned Space Flights, a Chronicle for 1972. Appendix B: Chronology of major NASA launches, 1972. Appendix C: Chronology of manned space flight, 1972. Appendix D: Abbreviations of References. Index and List of abbreviations and Acronyms. Foreword by Associate Deputy Administrator Willis H. Shapley. Foxing on top edge, some wear and discoloration to boards. NASA SP-4017. Sponsored by NASA Historical Office. NASA’s twelfth annual chronology of events in astronautics and aeronautics reflects a U.S. space program redefined to be less costly and perhaps less spectacular in the 1970s than in the previous decade-yet this volume records a continued and indeed matured response to the challenges of space, both in scientific exploration and in practical uses. The year 1972 closed with the triumphant end of the Apollo program. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Office, 1974. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. ix, [1], 580, [6] pages. Illustrations Appendix A: Satellites, Space Probes, and Manned Space Flights, a Chronicle for 1972. Appendix B: Chronology of major NASA launches, 1972. Appendix C: Chronology of manned space flight, 1972. Appendix D: Abbreviations of References. Index and List of abbreviations and Acronyms. Foreword by Associate Deputy Administrator Willis H. Shapley. Foxing on top edge, some wear and discoloration to boards. NASA SP-4017. Sponsored by NASA Historical Office. NASA’s twelfth annual chronology of events in astronautics and aeronautics reflects a U.S. space program redefined to be less costly and perhaps less spectacular in the 1970s than in the previous decade-yet this volume records a continued and indeed matured response to the challenges of space, both in scientific exploration and in practical uses. The year 1972 closed with the triumphant end of the Apollo program. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1975. 481, wraps, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1975. 481, tables, index, boards damp stained and warped, edges foxed, small damp stains to several pages (no pages stuck together). More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1972. presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. ix, [1], 474, [4] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Abbreviations of References. List of abbreviations and acronyms. Index. NASA SP-4016. Covers somewhat worn/soiled, some edge soiling. Marks on cover. Ex-library with usual markings. Astronautics is the theory and practice of navigation beyond Earth's atmosphere. The term astronautics was coined in the 1920s by J.-H. Rosny, president of the Goncourt academy, in analogy with aeronautics. Because there is a degree of technical overlap between the two fields, the term aerospace is often used to describe both at once. In 1930, Robert Esnault-Pelterie published the first book on the new research field. As with aeronautics, the restrictions of mass, temperatures, and external forces require that applications in space survive extreme conditions: high-grade vacuum, the radiation bombardment of interplanetary space and the magnetic belts of low Earth orbit. Space launch vehicles must withstand titanic forces, while satellites can experience huge variations in temperature in very brief periods. Extreme constraints on mass cause astronautical engineers to face the constant need to save mass in the design in order to maximize the actual payload that reaches orbit. The early history of astronautics is theoretical: the fundamental mathematics of space travel was established by Isaac Newton in his 1687 treatise Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. By the early 1920s, American Robert Goddard was developing liquid-propellant rockets, which would in a few brief decades become a critical component in the designs of such famous rockets as the V-2 and Saturn V. More
New York: Time, Inc., 1969. 9" x 12.25", approx. 50, wraps, illus. (some in color), chronology. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1969. First Edition. First? Printing. 158, pencil erasure on half-title. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, [1969]. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 73, illus. (some color), crease and sticker residue to DJ flap, DJ somewhat worn and some tears. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. First Printing. 259, color illus., index. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 259 pages. Color illus., index, some wear & scratches to DJ, 1.5" tear in front DJ at DJ spine. Inscribed and signed by the author. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 259 pages. Color illus., index, some scratches to rear DJ, front DJ flap creased. Signed and dated by the author. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1996. Reprint Edition. Second Printing. 23 cm, 52, wraps, somewhat worn, cover creased. More
Chicago, IL: American Bar Foundation, 1961. First? Edition. First? Printing. 179, bibliography, index, usual library markings, boards somewhat worn and soiled, corners rubbed. More
Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Co., 1963. First? Edition. First? Printing. 184, illus. (some color), diagrams, references, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
Washington, DC: AIAA, 1989. First? Edition. First? Printing. 227, illus., index, usual library markings. Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Volume 121. More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [18], 187, [1] pages. Footnotes. Index. DJ has some wear, tears, and soiling. Includes Preface; Introduction: A Great New American Enterprise; Part 1: How the Decision was Made; Origins of United States Policy; Part 2: Planning for a Lunar Journey; Part 3; Steps Toward a Decision; Part 4 "We Should Go to the Moon"; Part II; Analysis and Evaluation of the Decision; Part 5: Space Policy and the National Interest; Part 6: The Lessons of Apollo, and Index (page 183- 187). John Logsdon is the founder of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University. In 2003, Logsdon was a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. He is a former member of the NASA Advisory Council. Logsdon is a professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at GW. He held the first Chair in Space History at the National Air and Space Museum and in 2008–2009 was Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at that museum. He is author of The Decision to Go to the Moon: Project Apollo and the National Interest. The International Astronautical Federation awarded Logsdon the 2013 Frank J. Malina Astronautics Medal for outstanding contributions. Logsdon is a recipient of the Exceptional Public Service, Distinguished Public Service, and Public Service Medals from NASA and the 2005 John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award from the American Astronautical Society. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics. More