Launius roger d editors (12 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. (astronautics and civilization, astronautics, social aspects) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.…

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. (space, spaceflight ) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fiine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. First printing. Mylar protected dust jacket. Both the book and the jacket are as new.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. A collection of essays that addressed the question, "Has the the Space Age had a significant effect on society?" Includes illustrations (some color), tables, bibliographical references, and index. Slight shelfwear to dustjacket, else a clean, unmarked copy.…

Condizione: FINE. First printing. From the dustjacket: "Recognizing Mormonism's dissenting tradition, Differing Visions presents selections on nineteen Mormon dissenters - David Whitmer, Fawn Brodie, and Sonia Johnson among them - in a volume that focuses on the variety of religious sentiment within the church and assesses factors that have encouraged divergent ideas from the early 1800s on.Besides offering little-known information about the lives of those profiled, the collection shows that the dissenters generally were moved by conscience and questions of right and wrong in leaving Mormonism and that none of them ever fully shed the remnants of the institutionalized church. " Contributors include Richard N. Holzapfel, John S. McCormick, Richard P. Howard, Kenneth M. Godfrey, William D. Russell, Dan Vogel, Jessie L. Embry, Lawrence Foster and others. Other dissenters discussed are Joseph Cutler, the Doves of California, the Tanners, James Collin Brewster, Frank Cannon and more. Forward by Leonard J. Arrington, introduction by the editors, notes, index. 402 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.).…

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine (in mylar). Unread, gift quality copy with pristine textblock; Red cloth binding. Unclipped dust jacket. 680p., including references and index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographs (illustratore). Hardcover.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. (NASA, Space Exploration, Space Flight) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Xxxiv, 377 Pp. Illustrated Boards. First Printing Indicated. Fine, No Wear, No Marks.

Hardcover with dust jacket. First Edition - First Printing Access no single word better describes the primary concern of the exploration and development of space. Every participant in space activities - civil, military, scientific, or commercial - needs affordable, reliable, frequent, and flexible access to space. To Reach the High Frontier details the histories of the various launch vehicles developed in the United States since the birth of the space age in 1957. Even with four decades of public and private effort, access to space remains problematic.The core of the U.S.'s present launch capability, the Atlas,Titan, and Delta launchers, though much evolved, originated as military ballistic missiles in the 1950s. In fact, all U.S. launchers, including NASA's Saturn and Space Shuttle Systems, have involved significant government input, äs well as the efforts of private contractors. The technical challenge of reaching space with chemical rockets, the high costs associated with space launch, the long lead times necessary for scheduling flights, and the poor reliability of the rockets themselves show launch vehicles to be the space program's most difficult challenge. This book presents case studies in the history of all the major rockets built by the United States. Each study has been written by a specialist knowledgeable about the vehicle described and places each system in the larger context of the history of space flight. To Reach the High Frontier promises to aid in the effort to resolve the launch vehicle problem, offering a comprehensive history and analysis of rocket development and suggesting remarkable new directions for future efforts. 519 p. photos and illustrations excellent condition, with a namesticker of the previous owner.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. VOLUME III ONLY. xxix, [1], 608, [2] pages. 25 cm. Illustrations. Glossary. Biographical Appendix. Index. Slight wear and soiling to DJ. This is part of the NASA History Series. John M. Logsdon is Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum; From 1987 to mid-2008, Logsdon was Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, where he is also Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs. Dr. Logsdon's research interests focus on the policy and historical aspects of U.S. and international space activities. Dr. Logsdon is the author of The Decision to Go to the Moon: Project Apollo and the National Interest and is general editor of the eight-volume series Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program. He has written numerous articles and reports on space policy and history. He is frequently consulted by the electronic and print media for his views on space issues. Roger D. Launius (born May 15, 1954) is an American historian and author, a former chief historian of NASA. He retired in 2016 as Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Launius is a consulting historian in air and space history. He has written many books on space flight. Stephen J. Garber is a policy analyst in the NASA History Division. He received a B.A. in Politics from Brandeis University, a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, a master's degree in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech, and has successfully completed graduate coursework in National Security Space from the George Washington University. Focusing on national security space, he has also done a detail in the Pentagon's Space Policy office. His chapter on orbital debris was published in the 2016 Space Security Index and another essay on debris is forthcoming as a journal article. He also works on declassification of historical documents. He has written on such aerospace history topics as NASA's organizational culture, project management, the design of the Space Shuttle, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) program. A policy history of President George W. Bush's 2004 Vision for Space Exploration, written with a co-author. He also has been published on intelligence history. This volume is the third in a series that had its origins almost a decade ago. The individuals involved in initiating the series and producing the first two volumes have been acknowledged in those volumes. An exception must be made for NASA Chief Historian Roger D. Launius, who has become not only a strong supporter of this series but also an essential collaborator in its implementation. Focuses on: the use of space for practical applications, prints of 112 key documents on the history of satellite communications, remote sensing of Earth, and space as an investment in economic growth, edited for ease of use. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. VOLUME III ONLY. xxix, [1], 608, [2] pages. 25 cm. Illustrations. Glossary. Biographical Appendix. Index. Slight wear and soiling to DJ. Inscribed by John Logsdon on the half-title page. Inscription reads: To Lou Jaffe, With respects for everything he has mad happen. Best wishes, John Logsdon. Reception flyer for the book's release laid in. This is part of the NASA History Series. John M. Logsdon is Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum; From 1987 to mid-2008, Logsdon was Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, where he is also Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs. Dr. Logsdon's research interests focus on the policy and historical aspects of U.S. and international space activities. Dr. Logsdon is the author of The Decision to Go to the Moon: Project Apollo and the National Interest and is general editor of the eight-volume series Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program. He has written numerous articles and reports on space policy and history. He is frequently consulted by the electronic and print media for his views on space issues. Roger D. Launius (born May 15, 1954) is an American historian and author, a former chief historian of NASA. He retired in 2016 as Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Launius is a consulting historian in air and space history. He has written many books on space flight. Stephen J. Garber is a policy analyst in the NASA History Division. He received a B.A. in Politics from Brandeis University, a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, a master's degree in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech, and has successfully completed graduate coursework in National Security Space from the George Washington University. Focusing on national security space, he has also done a detail in the Pentagon's Space Policy office. His chapter on orbital debris was published in the 2016 Space Security Index and another essay on debris is forthcoming as a journal article. He also works on declassification of historical documents. He has written on such aerospace history topics as NASA's organizational culture, project management, the design of the Space Shuttle, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) program. A policy history of President George W. Bush's 2004 Vision for Space Exploration, written with a co-author. He also has been published on intelligence history. This volume is the third in a series that had its origins almost a decade ago. The individuals involved in initiating the series and producing the first two volumes have been acknowledged in those volumes. An exception must be made for NASA Chief Historian Roger D. Launius, who has become not only a strong supporter of this series but also an essential collaborator in its implementation. Focuses on: the use of space for practical applications, prints of 112 key documents on the history of satellite communications, remote sensing of Earth, and space as an investment in economic growth, edited for ease of use. …