Raise Heaven and Earth: The Story of Martin Marietta People and Their Pioneering Achievements
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First Printing. 656, illus., appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First Printing. 656, illus., appendices, notes, bibliography, index. Inscribed by the author. More
Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2001. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Introduction by James Scott Brady. 120 pages. Illustrations. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. This is part of the Overcoming Adversity series. Hasday describes that program's genesis and development, introduces the astronauts assigned to Apollo 13, and then takes readers through the disastrous mission, from liftoff to reentry. Black-and-white photos include formal portraits, slightly blurry shots taken aboard the spacecraft, and views of calm-looking, crewcut men working the boards at Mission Control. Unlike other accounts this is not all recycled material; the author appends a transcript of an interview with Apollo 13's Lead Flight Director, Gene Kranz. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1979. Quarto, 198, profusely illus. (many in color), maps, endpaper maps, figures, tables, index, damp stains in bottom margins (some pgs stuck). More
San Diego, CA: American Astronautical Soc. 1980. First? Edition. First? Printing. 290, wraps, illus., diagrams, index, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1996. First Edition. First Paperbk Printing. 332, wraps, illus., index, pencil erasure on title page. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1996. First Edition. First Paperbk Printing. 314, wraps, illus., index, pencil erasure on title page. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1997. First Edition. First Printing [stated]. Trade paperback. xii, 469, [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. References. Numerical index. Author index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Proceedings of a Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics held in conjunction with the 48th International Astronautical Federation Congress, October 2-6, 1995, Oslo, Norway. Published for the American Astronautical Society. Published by permission of The International Academy of Astronautics. Volume 93 Science and Technology Series, a Supplement to Advances in the Astronautical Sciences. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1999. First Edition. First Printing. 400, wraps, illus., index, pencil erasure on title page. More
San Diego, CA: Univelt, Inc., 1987. First Paperbk? Edition. First? Printing. 256, wraps, illus., index, pencil erasure on half-title. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration and U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974. Reprint from AIAA. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Wraps. Quarto. [5], 67 pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Maps. Figures. Tables. Charts. Glossary of Terms. Slight wear to cover and spine edges. Reprinted with permission from American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Prepared by Members of the AIAA Technical Committees on Space Systems and Space and Atmospheric Physics. This book outlines the potential achievements of solar system exploration, and provides a sourcebook of information on the solar system and the technology being brought to bear for its exploration. This Review is one of a series of Assessments and Reviews prepared in the public interest by the AIAA. The AIAA is a professional society for the field of aerospace engineering. The AIAA was founded in 1963 from the merger of two earlier societies: the American Rocket Society (ARS), founded in 1930 as the American Interplanetary Society (AIS), and the Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (IAS), founded in 1932 as the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1985. 26, wraps, illus., covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. First Printing. 24 cm, 398, illus., notes, bibliography, index, usual library markings, DJ in plastic sleeve. More
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm. x, 398, [4] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, and small tears and chips. T. A. Heppenheimer's acclaimed chronicle of rockets, politics, and the pioneers who dared to reach beyond humanity's limits. "The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and best written history of space flight there is."-The Times "A lively account of the development of space activities in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. . . as good a one-volume overview of space as exists."-Scientific American. "Countdown is by far the best history of space flight I have ever read. It is detailed, lucidly written for the layman, and full of fascinating stories.-Adrian Berry, Daily Telegraph. "Science writer Heppenheimer's readable account provides a timely historical overview of the early visionaries, the engineers, and the geopolitical forces that placed men on the moon and created today's aerospace industry. . . . A thoughtful analysis that is highly recommended.-Library Journal. "By far the most significant and technically insightful account of the ventures into the space environment I have seen. . . . Heppenheimer] concentrates unerringly on key elements, both technical and managerial, in this account of man's initial space ventures."-Lee Atwood, Former president and chairman, North American Aviation Corporation. "Like a skilled artisan, Heppenheimer weaves social, political, scientific, technological, military, and economic threads of the history of space flight into a tapestry that reveals fascinating patterns and themes."-Publishers Weekly. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1999. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. [6], xiv, 470 pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Thomas A. Heppenheimer (born Jan. 1, 1947; died Sept. 9, 2015) was a major space advocate and researcher in planetary science, aerospace engineering, and celestial mechanics. His books are on the recommended reading list of the National Space Society. Thomas A. Heppenheimer earned a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, and was an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He has written extensively on aerospace, business and government, and the history of technology. He has written some 300 published articles. He also has written twelve hardcover books. Three of them—Colonies in Space, Toward Distant Suns, and The Man-Made Sun—have been alternate selections of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Under contract to NASA, Heppenheimer has written that agency’s authorized history of the space shuttle. NASA SP-4221, The Space Shuttle Decision that explains the Shuttle’s origins and early development. In addition to internal NASA discussions, this work details the debates in the late 1960s and early 1970s among policymakers in Congress, the Air Force, and the Office of Management and Budget over the roles and technical designs of the Shuttle. Examining the interplay of these organizations with sometimes conflicting goals, the author not only explains how this space launch vehicle came into being, but also how politics can interact with science, technology, national security, and economics in national government. This volume has been selected as an Outstanding Academic Title. More
Washington, DC: NASA, 1997. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 484, illus., graphs, charts, footnotes, chronology, index. More
New York: Gordon and Breach, Science Publishers, 1968. 2nd Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. xviii, 1056 p. Illustrations. Diagrams. Maps. Author Index. Subject Index. Name of previous owner present. Stamped and labeled "Professional Edition." DJ has wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Some pencil marks noted., More
New York: Delacorte Press, c1998. Seventh Printing. 25 cm, 368, erasure residue on front endpaper, slight wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1999. Advance Reading Copy [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. ix, [5], 449, [1] pages. Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. (born February 19, 1943) is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts. His 1998 memoir Rocket Boys (also published as October Sky) was a New York Times Best Seller and was the basis for the 1999 film October Sky. Hickam's body of written work also includes several additional best-selling memoirs and novels, including the "Josh Thurlow" historical fiction novels and his 2015 best-selling Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, his Wife, and her Alligator. His books have been translated into many languages. Hickam's first fiction novel was Back to the Moon (1999), which was released as a hardcover, audiobook, and eBook. To date, Back to the Moon is Hickam's only novel specifically about space. It is a techno-thriller, telling the story of a team of "spacejackers" who commandeer a shuttle. More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Inst. Press, 1990. First Edition. First Printing. 89, wraps, illus., glossary, notes, suggestions for further reading, index. More
Washington, DC: U.S. Information Service, 1964. First? Edition. First? Printing. 18, wraps, illus., diagrams, footnotes, some wear and soiling to covers. More
New York: Koster-Dana Corp., Good Reading Rack Service Division, 1962. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Pamphlet. Format is 5.25 inches by 7.5 inches. 14, [2] pages. Ink notation on front cover. Scarce space ephemeral item. The author was the Science Editor of The Evening Star and The Sunday Star of Washington, D.C. Mr. Hines won a special citation from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his published series on Operation Moon. William M. Hines (September 11, 1916 – February 28, 2005) was an American journalist. According to his Washington Post obituary, he was considered "the godfather of NASA space reporting." He attended Guilford College but left for a job at the Chattanooga Times. He served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II. He worked briefly in The Pentagon's information office before joining the Washington Star as a reporter and later becoming Sunday editor. His critical coverage of the Apollo 1 fire in 1967 led to reforms at NASA. He later became Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Sun-Times. He retired from the Sun-Times in 1989. More
Los Angeles, CA: Feral House, 2007. First edition. Second printing [stated]. Trade paperback. xiv, 548 p. Illustrations (some in color). Endnotes. Cover has some wear and soiling. Ex-library with usual library markings. Hoagland was a Curator of Astronomy and Space Science at the Springfield Science Museum, 1964–1967, and Assistant Director at the Gengras Science Center in West Hartford, Connecticut, 1967–1968, and a Science Advisor to CBS News during the Apollo program, 1968–1971. In 1969, he was contracted by the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation to write a chapter about the Moon for a book. The Grumman publication was intended to educate members of the media and government officials concerning the Apollo Lunar Module. For most Americans, the word NASA suggests a squeaky-clean image of technological infallibility. Dark Mission documents this seemingly wild assertion. Why is the Bush administration intent on returning to the moon as quickly as possible? What are the reasons for the current "space race" with China, Russia, and India? Remarkable images reproduced within this book provided to author Richard C. Hoagland by disaffected NASA employees provide clues why, including information about suppressed lunar discoveries. More
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1976. First Printing. 212, appendix, raised stamp on 2nd front flyleaf, some wear and tears along DJ edges, small pieces missing to DJ. More
Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2013. Presumed first edition/first printing. Trade paperback. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 196 p. : Illustrations, black & white. Footnotes. Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. After completing his undergraduate degree at Clark University, Thor Hogan worked for two years as a speechwriter and deputy communications director for the Democratic Party in Massachusetts — while going to law school at night. In 1998, Thor moved to Washington, DC to start graduate work at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University. At the same time, he began an eight-year career as a policy researcher at a series of think tanks — this included half a decade as a project director within the RAND Corporation's Science and Technology Policy Institute. In this capacity, he was the principal investigator on numerous studies conducted for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). More
NASA SP-2007-4410: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, NASA History Division, 2007. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. [4], iii, [1], 188 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. This is one of the NASA History Series. After completing his undergraduate degree at Clark University, Thor Hogan worked for two years as a speechwriter and deputy communications director for the Democratic Party in Massachusetts — while going to law school at night. In 1998, Thor moved to Washington, DC to start graduate work at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University. At the same time, he began an eight-year career as a policy researcher at a series of think tanks — this included half a decade as a project director within the RAND Corporation's Science and Technology Policy Institute. In this capacity, he was the principal investigator on numerous studies conducted for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). More