Space Systems and Their Interactions with Earth's Space Environment
New York: AIAA, 1980. 737, illus., charts, index to contributors, usual library markings, small tear to edge of title page, boards somewhat worn/soiled. More
New York: AIAA, 1980. 737, illus., charts, index to contributors, usual library markings, small tear to edge of title page, boards somewhat worn/soiled. More
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1955. First U.K.? Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 185, illus., DJ worn with large tears. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. First Edition. 256, color illus., tables, glossary, index, 1-1/2" tear p. 129, some soiling pp. 252 to rear flyleaf, small tear in cloth at spine. More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1975. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 5 inches by 7.25 inches. 256 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Index. DJ is in a plastic sleeve and taped to boards. Ex-library with usual library markings. Follows advances in the design, construction, and use of missiles and rockets from the German experiments of the 1930's to contemporary and future space travel and describes international efforts to limit military arsenals. Kenneth Gatland (1924-1997), was a leading space flight theorist of the post-war years. His paper, Minimum Satellite Vehicles, written with A. M. Kunesch and A. E. Dixon, was credited with convincing the US armed forces that artificial satellites could be launched using existing technology. It was published in September 1951, at the inaugural Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, along with an equally definitive paper by T. R. F. Nonweiler on returning spacecraft to earth; both were reprinted in L J Carter's comprehensive book, Realities of Space Travel, in 1957. At 17 he joined the design staff of Hawker Aircraft Limited in Kingston, and worked during the war on development of Hurricane, Typhoon, and Tempest fighters. He will chiefly be remembered for his contributions to the literature of spaceflight. His first book, The Development of the Guided Missile, (1952) was immediately translated into Russian, and was followed by Space Travel (with Kunesch, 1953), Astronautics in the Sixties (1962), the four-volume Encyclopedia of Spaceflight (1967-75), and Encyclopedia of Space Technology (1981), each in turn a standard reference for its decade. More
London: Iliffe Books Ltd., 1962. First? Edition. First? Printing. 388, illus., index, mark and soiling on bottom edge. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. 304, maps, index, ink name inside front board, discoloration inside boards, DJ worn and soiled: small tears, small creases. More
New York: Philosophical Library, 1960. 260, DJ soiled and worn: small tears, small pieces missing. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1988. 29 cm, 124, color illus., corners somewhat bumped, some wear to edges, pencil erasure on title page. Prologue by C. R. Chappell. More
Washington, DC: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 1988. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xi, [1], 314 p. Illustrations. References. Index. More
Arlington, VA: Greater Washington Education Telecommunications Association, 2019. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Format is approximately 7 inches by 11 inches. 16 pages, plus covers. Decorative covers. Some moisture rippling, wear and soiling to front cover. Front cover highlights American Experience Chasing the Moon, Special Three-Night Event Marks 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing. Pages 2 and 3 highlight "Summer of Space on WETA TV 26/HD with a discussion of Special Programming Marks Moon Landing Anniversary. There is a list of 14 programming items (not including repeats). In addition to Chasing the Moon: American Experience, there are programs on 8 Days: To the Moon and Back; NOVA: The Planets; Space Men: American Experience; NOVA, Back to the Moon; NOVA: Apollo's Daring Mission; Beyond a Year in Space; and The Frathest--Voyager in Space. There are, of course, the usual monthly WETA content for viewers as well. More
Washington DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2013. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [8], 263, [1] pages. Notes. Index. Inscribed and dated by the author on the fep. Newton Leroy Gingrich (/ r t /; né McPherson, June 17, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich was a candidate for the presidential nomination of his party. Gingrich won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1978, the first Republican in the history of Georgia's 6th congressional district to do so. He served as House Minority Whip from 1989 to 1995. A co-author and architect of the "Contract with America", Gingrich was a major leader in the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional election. In 1995, Time named him "Man of the Year" for "his role in ending the four-decades-long Democratic majority in the House" More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1968. 315, illus., color frontis illus., figures, references, index, rear bd weak, library call number on spine, black tape residue on bds. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Technology Utilization, Scientific and Technical Information Division, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. vii, [1], 315, [3] pages. Color frontis illustration. Illustrations. Figures. References. Index. Some wear to board and spine edges and board corners. Samuel Glasstone (May 3, 1897 – Nov. 16, 1986) authored over 40 popular textbooks on physical chemistry, reaction rates, nuclear weapons effects, nuclear reactor engineering, Mars, space sciences,and nuclear energy and nuclear testing. Glasstone was described as "perhaps one of the best technical writers of the last century." He received two doctorates, in 1922 and 1926 (Ph.D. and D.Sc.), in chemistry at London University. Glasstone discovered the C–H···O interaction in 1937. Perhaps his best known book, co-authored with Philip Dolan, was The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, which came out in three editions in 1957,, 1962, and 1977 (originally titled The Effects of Atomic Weapons). The book is considered one of the most authoritative texts on the effects of nuclear explosions. More
1950. Condensed Version. Stapled at upper left corner. 13 pages. Formulae. Notes. This appears to be a mimeographed (or equivalent) copy. The author was a Reverend Father. In the article, the points mainly supporting the Function of the Carr Device were included. The paper addresses the nature of electricity, the concept of Space, and the concept of matter. The paper states that "The hypothesis is not final, but is of great value in explaining the operation of the Carr device." The paper addresses Gravity and the Mechanical Motion of Masses. This research is related to astronautics. There is also a discussion of the analysis of Schuster's formula. The paper asserts that "In applying the development of the hypothesis of a gravitational wave to the Carr device, parallels will be drawn between certain components of the device and the requirements set up in the mass velocity derivation of the hypothesis. In terms of the Carr device, the nucleus of the craft is a "battery", ...it is an energy converter that produces an electrical potential in highly significant quantities....it produces an electrical potential that is fed to the planetary system in analogy to the sun radiating energy into space. More
Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press, Inc., 1998. First Printing. 176, few library markings, pencil erasure on half-title. Foreword by Scott Carpenter. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Printing. 422, illus., index. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Printing. Hardcover. 422, illus., index, some creasing to top and bottom DJ edges. John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a United States Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman and politician. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Before joining NASA, Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, China and Korea. He shot down three MiG-15s, and was awarded six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen Air Medals. In 1957, he made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the United States. His on-board camera took the first continuous, panoramic photograph of the United States. He was one of the Mercury Seven, military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as the nation's first astronauts. On February 20, 1962, Glenn flew the Friendship 7 mission, becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, and the fifth person and third American in space. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1962, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, Glenn was first elected to the Senate in 1974 and served for 24 years, until January 1999. In 1998, while still a sitting senator, Glenn flew on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission, making him, at age 77, the oldest person to fly in space and the only person to fly in both the Mercury and the Space Shuttle programs. More
Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Apogee Books, 2006. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Mass market paperback. Format is approximately 4.25 inches by 6.875 inches. 66 pages and 30 pages of color photographs and illustrations. Additional color and black and white illustrations to the text portion. This is a Pocket Space Guide. Complete with photographs and drawings from Russia's Rocket & Space Corporation Energia, this Pocket Space Guide, #8 in the series, is a condensed history of the Russian Space Program from 1946 to the present day. Fifteen years after the founding of the program, in April 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to fly in space, and the race was on. Fabulous spacecraft photos and facts illustrate and authenticate this authoritative history. Robert Godwin (born 1958) is a British author who has written about rock music and spaceflight. In 1984, Godwin wrote The Illustrated Led Zeppelin Collection a book for Led Zeppelin collectors. Books he authored between 1987 and 2007 include The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Led Zeppelin, Apollo 11 The First Men on the Moon, Project Apollo The Test Program, Project Apollo Exploring the Moon, Mars, The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook, Russian Spacecraft, Space Shuttle Fact Archive and The Making of Led Zeppelin IV. In 2005 Godwin co-authored Saturn with Alan Lawrie. The book won the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Best Presentation Written in 2006. In 2013 he co-authored a biography of Arthur C. Clarke with Fred Clarke, brother of Arthur. In 2014 he co-authored 2001 The Heritage and Legacy of the Space Odyssey with Frederick I. Ordway III, who was technical adviser to Stanley Kubrick for the film 2001 A Space Odyssey. More
Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Apogee Books, 2001. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Trade paperback. 464 pages with CD in rear pocket. Illustrations (some in color). Diagrams. Maps. The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of reusable spacecraft of which it was the only item funded for development. The first of four orbital test flights occurred in 1981, leading to operational flights beginning in 1982. Five complete Shuttle systems were built and used on a total of 135 missions from 1981 to 2011, launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Operational missions launched numerous satellites, interplanetary probes, and the Hubble Space Telescope (HST); conducted science experiments in orbit; and participated in construction and servicing of the International Space Station. The Shuttle fleet's total mission time was 1322 days, 19 hours, 21 minutes and 23 seconds. More
Burlington, Ontario: Apogee Books, c1999. 248, wraps, illus. (some in color), figures, tables, CDROM in pocket inside rear cover, small creases to cover edges. More
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, Inc., 1971. 626, illus., map, figures, tables, footnotes, index, damp stains to top margin of a few pages & inside rear flyleaf & board. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1992. Quarto, 125, wraps, figures, tables, references, index, label partly removed from rear cover, ink name front cover, NASA Reference Pub 1274. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1962. 146, illus., tables, appendices, bibliography, index, DJ soiled and some edge wear, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
Jerusalem: Israel Program for Sci Trans, 1970. 121, wraps, illus., figures, charts, bibliography, covers soiled, spine edges worn, address sticker on rear cover. More