Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Volume 7: Proceedings of the Third Annual West Coast Meeting of the AAS, 8/4-5, 1960
New York: Plenum Press, 1961. First Edition. First Printing. 454, illus., diagrams, tables, usual library markings (some blacked over), tape residue inside boards, DJ in plastic sleeve. This volume contains the thirty-one papers presented by leading American space scientists at the Third Annual West Coast Meeting of the American Astronautical Society in Seattle, WA. The papers cover a wide range of problems in space technology. Emphasis has been placed on those areas of space technology in which significant goals will be reached in the near future. Topics covered include: Base and Launch Operations; Satellites, Rendevous, and Propulsion Systems; Maneuver, Astrogation, and Attitude Control; Extraterrestial Operations and Human Factors; and Re-Entry, Landing, and Recovery. Condition: good, ex-lib., good.
Keywords: Space Exploration, Satellites, Astrogation, Nuclear Rockets, Interplanetary, Space Vehicles, Human Factors, Ramjet, Spacecraft
[Book #40371]
Price: $58.50