Mudgway douglas j (76 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine (in mylar). Reprint. Textblock is very clean and tight. Binding lightly shelf rubbed at base of the spine. Dust jacket lightly edge rubbed otherwise in near perfect condition. 225p., including index. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Black and White Photos (illustratore). Hardcover.…

Condizione: Very Good. Biography of William H. Pickering, 1910-2004 On the first day of February 1958, three men held aloft a model of Explorer 1, America's first Earth satellite, for the press photographers. That image of William Pickering, Wernher von Braun, and James Van Allen became an icon for America's response to the Sputnik challenge. Von Braun and Van Allen were well known, but who was Pickering? From humble beginnings in a remote country town in New Zealand, Pickering came to California in 1928 and quickly established himself as an outstanding student at the then-new California Institute of Technology (Caltech). At Caltech, Pickering worked under the famous physicist Robert Millikan on cosmic-ray experiments, at that time a relatively new field of physics. In 1944, when Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) was developing rocket propulsion systems for the U. S. Army, Pickering joined the work-force as a technical manager. He quickly established himself as an outstanding leader, and 10 years later, Caltech named him Director of JPL. And then, suddenly, the world changed. In October 1957, the Sputnik satellite startled the world with its spectacular demonstration of Soviet supremacy in space. Pickering led an intense JPL effort that joined with the von Braun and Van Allen teams to answer the Soviet challenge. Eighty-three days later, on 31 January 1958, America's first satellite roared into Earth orbit. A few months after that, Pickering's decision to affiliate JPL with the newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration set the basis for his subsequent career and the future of NASA's ambitious program for the exploration of the solar system. In the early days of the space program, failure followed failure as Pickering and his JPL team slowly ascended the "learning curve." Eventually, however, NASA and JPL resolve paid off. First the Moon, then Venus, and then Mars yielded their scientific mysteries to JPL spacecraft of ever-increasing sophistication. Within its first decade, JPL-built spacecraft sent back the first close-up photographs of the lunar surface, while others journeyed far beyond the Moon to examine Venus and return the first close-up views of the surface of Mars. Later, even more complex space missions made successful soft-landings on the Moon and on Mars. Pickering's sudden death in March 2004 at the age of 93 was widely reported in the U. S. and overseas. As one NASA official eulogized him, "His pioneering work formed the foundation upon which the current program for exploring our solar system was built." On this, the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Space Age, it is proper to remind ourselves of the ordinary people who met the extraordinary challenge to make it happen. (most of this is from the left inside flap of the dust jacket) r ¬.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Corrected edition. Pages clean & bright; binding tight; very minor wear to covers. 255 pages. Illustrated. Size: 6 1/2" x 9 1/2".

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Building America's deep space connection to the planets.

Condizione: Very Good. Overall, very good condition.

Condizione: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Uplink - Downlink: A History of the Nasa Deep Space Network, 1957-1997. NASA SP-2001-4227. Douglas J. Mudgway. NASA. 2001. 674p. hardcover with dust jacket, dust jacket lightly bumped/scuffed, boards clean/square/mild warping, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, NOT xlib—22.00-016066599X / ISBN 13: 9780160665998. …

Condizione: New.

hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: Book Has a Dust Jacket. ----------Blue cloth covers with large gilt letterin, book is 9 3/4" tall. 254 pages, illustrated.AS NEW CONDITION- - dust jacket As New Condition.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. 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.

Condizione: Very Good. Very Good condition. Like New dust jacket. (NASA, Astronautics, Biography) 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.

Condizione: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Condizione: As New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New. In English.

hardcover. Condizione: VERY GOOD. Condizione sovraccoperta: VERY GOOD. 254 clean, unmarked, tight pages; cover is clean and sturdy; very light shelf and corner wear on dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is like new. William H. Pickering: America's Deep Space Pioneer is a NASA History Series biography (NASA SP‑4113) by Douglas J. Mudgway, offering the most comprehensive account of the life and work of Dr William H. Pickering, the New Zealand-born scientist who became one of the central figures of the U.S. space programme. …

Condizione: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. The Nasa History Series, 2001 4227. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 674 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * Binding solid, interior clean.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. A superb copy, unmarked and unclipped.