Boston, MA: G. K. Hall Publishers, 1988. First? Edition. First? Printing. 213, notes, bibliography, index, pencil erasure on front endpaper, DJ in plastic sleeve, black mark on bottom edge. More

Washington, DC: NASA, 1965. Second printing [stated]. Wraps. vii, [1], 511, [1] pages. Wraps. Covers have some wear and soiling. The two authors were associated with the Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Chapter 5 on Gas-lubricated bearings was by J. A. Ausman and Chapter 7 on Liquid Lubricants was by Douglas H. Moreton. All other chapters were written by one or the other of the principal authors. Bisson retired from NASA in 1973 and was noted as the scientist who decades earlier had introduced Tribology to the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (the predecessor of NASA). William J. Anderson was at one time the Chief of the Mechanical Technologies Branch At Lewis Research Center. More

Washington, DC: GPO, 1976. 31, wraps, illus., figures, references, glossary. More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1962. First? Edition. First? Printing. 203, footnotes, few library markings, tape marks on DJ and boards. More

Greenbelt, MD: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1999. Second Printing [stated]. Wraps. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. ii 48, [2] pages plus covers. Color illustrations. References. Jay Bookbinder became Director of Programs and Projects at NASA Ames. Dr. Tananbaum served as Director of the Chandra X-Ray Center (CXC) at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass. from 1991-2014. The CXC is responsible for operating the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in orbit, for supporting the broad community of scientists who observe with Chandra, and for disseminating the Chandra science results to the public. Dr. Tananbaum received his B. A. in physics from Yale University in 1964, and his Ph.D. in physics from MIT in 1968. He began his career as a Staff Scientist at American Science & Engineering, Inc., and has been an Astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) since 1973. He directed SAO's High Energy Astrophysics Division from 1981 through 1993. More

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1988. First Edition. First Printing. 448, illus., index, minor creases to DJ edges. More

Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, c1997. First Printing. 24 cm, 72, library binding, illus. (some in color), usual library markings. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. x, 289, [1] pages. Index. Preface by Senator Harrison H. Schmitt. Signed by author on title page. Ink notation inside front cover. DJ has wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Benjamin William "Ben" Bova (born November 8, 1932) is an American writer. He is the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, he is six-time winner of the Hugo Award, a former editor of Analog Magazine, a former editorial director of Omni; he was also president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America. Bova worked as a technical writer for Project Vanguard in the 1950s and later for the Avco Everett Research Laboratory[9] in the 1960s. when they conducted research in lasers and fluid dynamics. In 1972, Bova became editor of Analog Science Fact & Fiction, after John W. Campbell's death in 1971. At Analog, Bova won six Hugo Awards for Best Professional Editor. After leaving Analog in 1978, Bova went on to edit Omni, from 1978 to 1982. Bova holds the position of President Emeritus of the National Space Society. More

Washington, DC: GPO, 1973. 133, wraps, illus., tables, references, appendices, index, slight wear to cover edges. More

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2012. First Edition [stated]. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. xi, [1], 819, [1] p. Illustrations, black & white. Biographical Glossary. Notes. Author's Interviews. Index. DJ is price clipped and has slight wear and soiling. Douglas Brinkley (born December 14, 1960) is an American author, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and professor of history at Rice University. Brinkley is the history commentator for CNN, and a contributing editor to the magazine Vanity Fair. A public spokesperson on conservation issues. He joined the faculty of Rice University as a professor of history in 2007. Brinkley is the history commentator for CNN News. Brinkley's biography of Walter Cronkite, Cronkite was published in 2012. It was selected as a Washington Post Book of the Year. More

Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch, 1979. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 538, [4] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Appendices. Source Notes. Bibliographical Notes. Index. Library binding. Ex-library with usual library markings. Courtney G. Brooks was a Research Associate in the History Department of the University of Houston from 1969 to 1974. In that capacity he coauthored the NASA sponsored history of the development of the Apollo spacecraft, now in final revision. Born in Savannah, Georgia (1939), he received his B.A. degree from Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama (1964), and his M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1969) degrees in history from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. James M. Grimwood has been NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Historian since 1962. He was born in Lincoln, Alabama (1922), taking his A.B. degree from Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama (1948), and his M.A. in History from the University of Alabama. He taught history in secondary schools (1950-1952), and at San Antonio College in Texas (1958-1960). Grimwood was an Air Force Historian in South Carolina and Texas (1953-1960). Prior to joining MSC, he was historian with the Army Missile Command, Huntsville, Alabama, preparing histories of Army missile systems. He is a joint author of This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury, and author of Project Mercury: A Chronology. Loyd S. Swenson, Jr. co-authored the history of the Mercury and Apollo space programs and was an authority on the work of Albert Einstein, beginning with his research and publications on aether drift, and was a major contributor in field of history of science and technology. More

Houston, EX: Pioneer Publications, Inc., 1998. presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. iv, 116 pages. Illustrations (color). Index of Space Pictures. Index. Irene Klotz Brown has written about the U.S. civilian, military, and commercial aerospace programs, as well as the international space station activities for many years. She was the lead aerospace reporter for United Press International and a columnist for The Discovery Channel online. In 1988, with NASA preparing to resume space shuttle flights after a three-year, post Challenger hiatus, She joined a pioneering team of Gannett reporters that produced nationally acclaimed coverage and award-winning special editions chronicling NASA's return to space. More