Factors in the Transfer of Technology
Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, [1969]. 24 cm, 289, illus., stamp and ink mark on front flyleaf. More
Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, [1969]. 24 cm, 289, illus., stamp and ink mark on front flyleaf. More
Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 2004. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 7.25 inches by 10.25 inches. xiv, 505, [7] pages. Illustrations. Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations. Appendix B: Selected Bibliography. Index. Mike Gruntman is a physicist, space engineer, and author. He is professor of astronautics and aerospace engineering at the Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California (USC). Gruntman has authored two books on history of rocketry and space technology, published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Blazing the Trail. The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry, published in 2004, received the 2006 Luigi G. Napolitano Award from the International Academy of Astronautics. Intercept 1961: The Birth of Soviet Missile Defense (2015) covers the history of the Soviet air defense and missile defense. He also published a book about pioneers of space Robert Esnault-Pelterie and Ary Sternfeld and the words astronautics and cosmonautics which they had respectively introduced in the language of science and engineering. Gruntman is also the author of "Enemy Amongst Trojans: A Soviet Spy at USC" detailing a Soviet espionage operation in the United States when GRU officer Ignacy Witczak (Litvin) operated under a cover of a student and then instructor at the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1940s. More
New York: Praeger, 1990. 220, index, some wear to DJ edges, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1964. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xix, [1], 394, [2] pages. Illustrations. Index. This is one of The Watts Aerospace Library series. Over twenty signatures on the fep. DJ has wear, soiling, edge tears and chips, especially at top and bottom of spine. Prologue by General Curtis E. LeMay. Gene Gurney earned a BS in military science from the University of Maryland, an MS and Ph.D. in Government Administration from George Washington University and from Pacific Western University. Gene served in the Air Force for 30 years as command pilot with Strategic Air Command, author of military books and public information officer. His military career included arresting a German spy after WWII. He was awarded two Legion of Merit awards and two Bronze Stars. He retired in 1973 as Lieutenant Colonel. Gene started his next career at NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. He retired in 2005 after 30 years of service. Gene served his country over 60 years. He managed to publish 59 non-fiction books under Gene Gurney on various subjects such as military and aviation history and two encyclopedias entitled "Kingdoms of Europe" and "Kingdoms of Asia." More
Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Aero, c1988. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 293, wraps, illus., covers very worn and repaired with tape, usual library markings. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971. Hardcover. v, 538 p. 36 cm. Illustrations. Lunar Nomenclature. References. Indexes. More
Boston, MA: Technology Pub. Co., 1985. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. 28 cm. 88 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Mailing label on front cover. This issue has a focus on Investing in Japan. It also has articles on the Space Station (Government and industry launch joint venture), Pentagon's initiative in advanced computing, and Beyond Bhopal: Toward "Fail-Safe" chemical plants. There is also an article on TV's new look and sound. James Beggs, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is on the front cover. More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1978. Presumed First Edition Later printing (Title page states 1977, GPO states 1978 printing). Wraps. xx, 625, [7] pages. Frontis illustration. List of Illustrations. Source Notes. Bibliographical Note. Appendix A-G (includes Glossary). Index. GEMINI was the intermediate manned space flight program between America's first steps into space with Mercury and the amazing and unprecedented accomplishments achieved during the manned lunar expeditions of Apollo. It more than had its place in man's progress into this new frontier. Gemini accomplishments were manyfold. They included many firsts: first astronaut-controlled maneuvering in space; first rendezvous in space of one spacecraft with another; first docking of one spacecraft with a propulsive stage and use of that stage to transfer man to high altitude; first traverse of man into the Earth's radiation belts; first extended manned flights of a week or more in duration; first extended stays of man outside his spacecraft; first controlled reentry and precision landing; and many more. More
New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2013. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. [8], 295, [1] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations (some in color). Index. Chris Austin Hadfield (born 29 August 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, and former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot. The first Canadian to walk in space, Hadfield has flown two space shuttle missions and served as commander of the International Space Station. As part of an exchange program with the United States Navy and United States Air Force, he obtained a master's degree in aviation systems at the University of Tennessee Space Institute. He first flew in space aboard STS-74 in November 1995 as a mission specialist. During the mission he visited the Russian space station Mir. In April 2001 he flew again on STS-100 and visited the International Space Station (ISS), where he walked in space and helped to install the Canadarm2. In December 2012 he flew for a third time aboard Soyuz TMA-07M and joined Expedition 34 on the ISS. He was a member of this expedition until March 2013 when he became the commander of the ISS as part of Expedition 35. He was responsible for a crew of five astronauts and helped to run dozens of scientific experiments dealing with the impact of low gravity on human biology. He also gained popularity by chronicling life aboard the space station and taking pictures of the Earth and posting them on various social media platforms to a large following of people around the world. He gained popularity by playing the International Space Station's guitar in space. Shortly after returning, he announced his retirement, capping a 35-year career as a military pilot and an astronaut. More
New York, NY: Forge, 2001. First Mass Market Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Mass-market paperback. Glued binding. [10], 422 p. Kirk McGarvey Novels. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Technology Utilization Office, 1977. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Quarto, 116 pages. Wraps. Profusely illustrated (many in color). Maps, Cover slightly worn and soiled. Foreword by Edward Z. Gray. From 1967 to 1973, Edward Z. Gray was Assistant to the President of Grumman Aircraft Engineering, with responsibility for ensuring the timely development and implementation of the lunar landing module, the vehicle that delivered the first men to the moon in the Apollo program. Edward especially treasured being present in Houston Mission Control during those first steps on the moon. In 1973 he became NASA Assistant Administrator for Industry Affairs and Technology Utilization with responsibility for developing the transfer of space technology to uses on earth. During this time he helped found the National Space Association. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Technology Utilization Office, 1977. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Quarto, 124 pages. Wraps. Profusely illustrated (many in color). Maps, Cover slightly worn and soiled. Introduction by Louis Mogavero, Director of NASA's Technology Utilization Office. Foreword by Robert A. Frosch.. Robert Alan Frosch (born May 22, 1928), is an American scientist who was the fifth administrator of NASA from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter administration. While at NASA, Frosch was responsible for overseeing the continuation of the development effort on the Space Shuttle program. During his tenure, the project underwent testing of the first orbiter, Enterprise, at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in southern California. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1979. Wraps. Quarto. 116 pages. Wraps. Profusely illustrated (many in color). Maps. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Foreword by Robert A. Frosch. Robert Alan Frosch (born May 22, 1928), is an American scientist who was the fifth administrator of NASA from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter administration. While at NASA, Frosch was responsible for overseeing the continuation of the development effort on the Space Shuttle program. During his tenure, the project underwent testing of the first orbiter, Enterprise, at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in southern California. Introduction by Floyd I Robertson. In 1971 Robertson. Robertson received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal is an award given for unusually significant scientific accomplishments which contribute to the programs of NASA, the Department of Defense, and other government agencies. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications, Technology Transfer Division, 1980. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Quarto. 147, [1] pages. Wraps. Profusely illustrated (many in color). Maps. Name of Hornstein written in ink on first page. This copy may have been owned by Robert M. Hornstein of NASA's Space Operations. Foreword by Robert A. Frosch. Robert Alan Frosch (born May 22, 1928), is an American scientist who was the fifth administrator of NASA from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter administration. While at NASA, Frosch was responsible for overseeing the continuation of the development effort on the Space Shuttle program. During his tenure, the project underwent testing of the first orbiter, Enterprise, at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in southern California. Introduction by Floyd I Robertson. In 1971 Robertson. Robertson received the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal is an award given for unusually significant scientific accomplishments which contribute to the programs of NASA, the Department of Defense, and other government agencies. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1987. First Thus? Printing. 130, wraps, illus., covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1988. First Thus? Printing. 148, wraps, illus., some wear and soiling to covers. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1981. Quarto, 126, wraps, profusely illus. in color, map, appendix, slight wear to cover and spine edges. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1986. Quarto, 130, wraps, profusely illus. in color, map, appendix, covers somewhat scuffed and scratched. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1989. Quarto, 136, wraps, profusely illus. in color, map, appendix, covers somewhat scuffed and scratched. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1991. Quarto, 144, wraps, profusely illus. in color, map, appendix, crease at spine. More
Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Pub. Co., [1974]. 28 cm, 144, wraps, illus. (some in color). More
Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Pub. Co., [1974]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 28 cm, 144, illus. (some color), some wear and soiling to boards. Petersen's Book of Man in Space, v. 4. More
Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Pub. Co., [1974]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 28 cm, 144, illus. (some color), minor soiling to some pages. Petersen's Book of Man in Space, v. 2. More
Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Publishing Co., 1974. Quarto, 144, wraps, profusely illus. (many in color), some scuffing to covers, some wear to cover and spine edges. More
Los Angeles, CA: Petersen Pub. Co., [1974]. 28 cm, 144, wraps, profusely illus. (some in color). More