Science in Orbit: The Shuttle & Spacelab Experience, 1981-1986
Washington, DC: GPO, 1988. First? Edition. First? Printing. 29 cm, 124, color illus., index, slight wear, soiling, and edge wear to boards. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1988. First? Edition. First? Printing. 29 cm, 124, color illus., index, slight wear, soiling, and edge wear to boards. More
New York, NY: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 1983. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. 216 p. Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, 10. Audience: General/trade. More
Washington, DC: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics), 1988. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xi, [1], 314 p. Illustrations. References. Index. More
Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center, 1982. Preview Edition. Approx. 500, wraps, bibliographyies, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled, pencil erasure on title page. More
New York: Gallery Books, 1989. Reprint Edition. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 10.25 inches by 10.25 inches. 143, [1] pages. Profusely illus. (many in color). Figures. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. David Ghitelman was a freelance science writer and the editor of MD magazine. His work has appears in The New York Times, Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the New Leader, and other forums. More
Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. The format is approximately 7.25 inches by 9.25 inches. xiii, [3], 411, [5] pages. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Illustrations ( including color plates). Notes. Name Index. Subject Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Minor discoloration inside front board at the hinge line. This book is an account of the development of astronomy from 1959 to 2006 as told by one of the participants. It is intended as a narrative of the author's own understanding of the field in an intellectual sense and its development as he experienced it. Riccardo Giacconi (October 6, 1931 – December 9, 2018) was an Italian-American Nobel Prize-winning (2002) astrophysicist who laid down the foundations of X-ray astronomy. Giacconi worked on the instrumentation for X-ray astronomy; from rocket-borne detectors in the late 1950s and early 1960s, to the first orbiting X-ray astronomy satellite, in the 1970s. Giacconi's pioneering research continued in 1978 with the Einstein Observatory, the first fully imaging X-ray telescope put into space, and later with the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched in 1999 and is still in operation. Giacconi also applied his expertise to other fields of astronomy, becoming the first permanent director (1981-1993) of the Space Telescope Science Institute, followed by Director General of the European Southern Observatory from 1993 to 1999, overseeing the construction of the Very Large Telescope, then President of Associated Universities, Inc. (1999-2004) managing the early years of the ALMA array. More
Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2000. Hardcover. 184 pages. Illus., index, slight wear to DJ edges. Signed and dated by the author. 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
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. c1995. First? Edition. First? Printing. 29 cm, 283, illus. (some color). Foreword by Senator John H. Glenn. More
Washington, DC: American Astronautical Soc. 1968. First? Edition. First? Printing. 488, illus., diagrams, footnotes, 23 microfiche at rear, usual library markings. 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
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1962. First? Edition. First? Printing. 33, illus., diagrams, DJ in plastic sleeve, pencil erasure on front endpaper. 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
New York: Pantheon Books, c1992. First Edition. 24 cm, 532, illus., National Book Award Finalist sticker on DJ. More
Place_Pub: New York: Pantheon Books, c1992. Uncorr Galley Edition. Trade paperback. 24 cm. 530, illus., notes, bibliography, rear cover and several pages creased, covers somewhat worn and soiled Impact of the scientist on the elite particle-physics community, his quantum mechanics theories, and influences on his life. More
Atlanta, GA: Longstreet Press, Inc., 1998. First Printing. 176, few library markings, pencil erasure on half-title. Foreword by Scott Carpenter. More
Houston, TX: World Book Encyclopedia Science Service, Inc., 1964. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiv, 248, [2] pages. Illustrated endpapers (postmarks). Illustrations. Some pencil erasure residue noted. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Excerpts from 422 letters sent to John Glenn after his orbital flight plus his comments. John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was a U. S. Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962, he became the first American to orbit the Earth. Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, China and Korea. He shot down three MiG-15 aircraft, and was awarded six Distinguished Flying Crosses and eighteen Air Medals. In 1957, he made the first supersonic transcontinental flight across the United States. He was one of the Mercury Seven, military test pilots selected in 1959 by NASA as the United States' first astronauts. Glenn was fifth person and third American in space. He received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 1962 and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, and was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990. Glenn became the oldest person to fly in space as a crew member of the Discovery space shuttle and the only person to fly in both the Mercury and Space Shuttle programs. 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
New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. x, 422 pages. Illustrations. Index. Slight creasing to top and bottom DJ edges. Slight edge soiling. John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Following his retirement from NASA, he served from 1974 to 1999 as a Democratic United States Senator from Ohio. Before joining NASA, Glenn was a distinguished fighter pilot in World War II, the Chinese Civil War and the Korean War. 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 became the first American to orbit the Earth, the third American and fifth person in history to be in space. He received 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. Glenn was elected to the Senate in 1974 and served for 24 years, until January 1999. Aged 77, Glenn flew on Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-95 mission, making him the oldest person to enter Earth orbit, and the only person to fly in both the Mercury and the Space Shuttle programs. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1999. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. x, 422 pages. Illustrations. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Minor edge soiling. Signed by the author (Glenn) on half-title page. 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
Place_Pub: Washington, DC: NASA, 1992. Oversize, 290, profusely illus. with maps (many in color), tables, charts, references, index, some wear to cover and spine edges. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1970. 23 cm, 362, wraps, illus., covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Apogee Books, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. 47, [1] pages and unpaginated (46 page) photo section at the back. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Robert Godwin (born 1958, England) is a British author who has written about rock music and spaceflight. Early in his career he was a rock music impresario who managed a venue in Burlington, Ontario and founded Griffin Music. Books he authored between 1987 and 2007 include: 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, and Space Shuttle Fact Archive . 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 October 2015, Godwin wrote and published The First Scientific Concept of Rockets for Space Travel, an essay in which he asserted that a Scottish Presbyterian Minister and Canadian University Principal named William Leitch was the first scientist to determine, for the correct reasons, that rockets were the best method for powering space flight. Godwin's essay was publicly endorsed by Frank H. Winter, retired Curator of Rocketry at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and by David Baker, editor of the British Interplanetary Society's magazine, Spaceflight. Leitch's proposal for rockets appeared in September 1861 in the magazine Good Words, effectively pre-dating the modern proponents of rocketry, such as Robert Hutchings Goddard and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky by more than three decades. More