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Project
Apollo: Exploring the Moon
- Pocket Space Guide #6
by Robert Godwin
$9.95
ISBN 978 1 897959 37 7
This complex framework of technology is so
thoroughly compounded it is all but impossible to isolate one event
without
accounting for innumerable others. Space travel would not have been
possible
without the endless chain of contributors dating back to the beginning
of
history, but there are clearly defined moments in the record when
someone, or
something, intervenes and provides the impetus to propel us to
unforeseen
heights. Such was the case with America’s
Apollo program.
As has been outlined in this
book’s
companion volume (Project Apollo – The Test Program) the moon landings
of the
1960’s and 70’s would not have been possible without an improbable
chain of
events culminating in the exhortation of a young President, calling his
nation
to greatness. Long after many of the 20th century’s great litany of
achievements are forgotten, people will remember Tranquillity Base and
they
will recall the names of the heroes who risked their lives to make
their
species the first in four billion years to venture into the cosmos. In
a very,
very long list of human achievements, Apollo is extraordinary.
Facts and images for Apollo
missions 12
through 17 are covered in this concise guide to the program's
essentials—mission objectives, dates, flight plans, astronauts, space
suits,
and vehicles—for collectors, educators, space enthusiasts, and those
just
discovering the history of the space program
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REFERENCE GUIDE TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION COOPERATION IN ORBIT
By: Gary Kitmacher
$21.95
ISBN:
978-1-894959-34-6
The
International Space Station is a unique exploit in international
cooperation, an unparalleled technical and political achievement.
It is
the latest step in humankind’s quest to explore and live in space. The
results
of research done on the ISS will enable us to improve life on Earth,
and
provide us with the knowledge and experience necessary before we can
journey to
other worlds.
As
of mid-2006, the ISS has been continuously crewed for more than 5
years and is about 50 percent complete. There are 16 station
elements in
orbit today, nine elements ready for launch at Kennedy
Space Center
in Florida,
and another six elements in process at various international
partner
sites. To date, there have been more than 50 flights to the ISS,
including flights for assembly, crew rotation and logistical support.
The
ISS is currently operating with a crew of three. Its assembly
will continue through the year 2010. and as it grows, its capabilities
will
increase, requiring a larger crew. Currently, 16 countries are involved
designing, building, launching and manning the ISS.
This
book is designed to provide a broad overview of the International
Space Station’s complex configuration, design, and component
systems. As
well, the sophisticated procedures required in the Station’s
construction and
operation are presented.
INCLUDES:
266 color photographs, 198 color
Illustrations, 25 color tables, 2 color charts
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SPACE SHUTTLE - Pocket Space Guide #10
by Robert Godwin
$9.95
ISBN 9781894959520
The concept for a reusable
winged space
vehicle has been a dream since the early 20th century. In 1981 the United States launched the first such
vehicle, Columbia,
and proved that winged spacecraft could work. Now, due to political
pressure,
the Orbiter fleet is slated to be decommissioned, but not before it
fulfills
its original mandate—to build a permanent space station.
This
Pocket Space Guide, #10 in the series, details the exploits of the
Space
Shuttle fleet through triumph and tragedy, as it carried more than 300
people,
40 space laboratories and more than 60 satellites into space. From the
first
test flights to the détente missions to Russia’s Mir space station, thousands
of facts can
be found in this Space Shuttle Fact Archive.
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PROJECT
CONSTELLATION - Pocket
Space Guide # 9
by Tim McElyea
$9.95
ISBN
978-1-894959-49-0
Project Constellation is
NASA's initiative
to develop a replacement for the aging Space Shuttle. It's main goal is
to
provide spacecraft for returning to the Moon by the year 2020. This
Pocket
Space Guide, #9 in the series, gives the background information on how
the
program was formed and what it is destined to accomplish.
Details are given for all of
the elements of
the Project Constellation, from the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program to
the
Orion spacecraft, Ares launch vehicles, and the Lunar Surface Access
Module.
Project Constellation is realizing President Bush's "Vision" for
space and this book chronicles the progress and outlines the plans for
tomorrow.
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Sex in Space
By: Laura Woodmansee
200 Pages, 2006,
$17.95
ISBN 9781894959445
Sex
in Space reveals the truth about romantic rendezvous in Earth orbit and
beyond.
Author Laura S. Woodmansee separates the hard facts from the sci-fi
stories.
Has
anyone "done it" in space? How would two people make love in zero
gravity, or on our low-gravity Moon? Discover the physics and science
of sex
and reproduction in space. The age of space tourism is just beginning!
Hotel
suites are being designed for zero-g sex in Earth orbit and on the
Moon.
Earthlings will soon be able to join the "100-Mile High" club. Learn
what the space agencies are too embarrassed to talk about. Find out if
NASA and
the Russian Space Agency have run secret sex experiments.
There
are very serious consequences of biological reproduction in space; NASA
is
considering sending multi gendered crews to Mars for years at a time.
What if a
crew member becomes pregnant? Does NASA sanction an off world abortion,
or even
more serious, does the baby get born? If it is born off world, what are
it’s
chances of survival on the trip home? Could the foetus even develop
properly in
a different gravity regime? Could it survive living on Earth after the
trip
home?
What
will happen to the first baby conceived in space? Future humans will be
born in
space or on colonies on the Moon and Mars. Discover how they might
differ from
Earth-born humans. Sex in Space balances the giggle factor with the
more
serious scientific questions that arise when we think about the
possibilities
of sexual reproduction in space. This book covers everything that you
think it does,
and a lot more! Learn what the space agencies are too embarrassed to
talk
about. How would two people make love in zero gravity? Discover the
physics and
science of sex in space and what devices might assist lovers in space.
Learn
how reproduction in space is different than on Earth. Find out what
government
space agencies are not researching and why. The age of space tourism is
just
beginning and honeymoons in space have already been booked! Sex in
zero-gravity
is the 'killer app' of space tourism. Hotel suites are being designed
for
zero-gravity sex in Earth orbit and Earthlings will soon be able
to join the "100-Mile High" club.
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Spaceships
by Robert A.
Goehlich
$19.95
ISBN
978-1894959-506,
A Reference
Guide to
International Reusable Launch Vehicle Concepts from 1944 to the Present
Space transportation is one of the
most essential elements for enabling activities in space.
For current rockets, reliability is too
low
and launch cost is too high when compared to aircraft operations.
Reusable
Launch Vehicles could solve these deficiencies and are being
investigated by
many companies. This book contains a databank of 300 worldwide
suborbital and
orbital Reusable Launch Vehicle concepts. It covers ideas from the
first
concepts, such as Silver Bird, proposed by Eugen Saenger in 1944, to
present
ones such as SpaceShipOne, proposed by Burt Rutan in 2003, as well as
all X
Prize candidates. For reader friendly use, all information is prepared
in the
same data style, which makes this book a unique reference for rocket
scientists
as well as everybody interested in and fascinated by rockets. An
introduction
to space transportation systems, a study on the motivation for
developing
Reusable Launch Vehicles and a discussion about the benefit of an
international
Reusable Launch Vehicle program complete this book.
Robert A. Goehlich was born in Berlin, Germany,
in 1975. He studied Aerospace Engineering at the Technical University
Berlin
from
1996 to 2000 and received his
Ph.D. in 2003. He worked at the Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel),
at the University of Washington (Seattle,
USA), at the
National Aerospace Laboratory (Tokyo, Japan)
and at EADS Space (Kourou Spaceport, French Guiana).
Since 2003 he has lectured at Keio
University (Yokohama, Japan)
and working with the Future Space
Transportation System Team at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA (Tokyo, Japan).
He has created and lectured world's first "Space Tourism" and
"Economics of Space" courses. At JAXA his investigations are focused
on cost optimization for current and future space transportation
systems and
improvement of aerospace organizations effectiveness.
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Kids to Space: A Space Traveler's Guide
by Lonnie Jones Schorer
$29.95, ISBN:
1894959426
Based on an imaginary trip to space with America's
school children, Kids to
Space: A Space
Traveler's Guide is a comprehensive collection of
children's
questions about traveling to and living in space. From black holes to
possible
destinations, from group dynamics to weightlessness, from medical
concerns to
space communities, internationally recognized experts in each field
provide
answers to 100 different categories of student questions, making the
book a
fascinating space guide, not just for kids but for all who have ever
wondered
about the universe and dreamed of what it would be like to be a space
traveler.
In his foreword,
Gemini XII and Apollo XI
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin encourages students to take advantage of
opportunities,
many of which are related to future space exploration and discoveries.
In a letter to
teachers, Astronaut and Space
Shuttle Commander Rick Searfoss lends his support, emphasizing that
children's
contributions are an important part of the dream.
In responding to
"Would YOU go to
space?" students provided insight into why they would or would not
personally go to space. Statistical results will be included in the
book.
Educators throughout
the US
who
participated in the Kids to
Space project
were excited to get the kids thinking about tomorrow. Students, ages
5-18, were
excited to be asked to participate in planning for humankind's future
in space.
The experts, including astronauts, educators, astronomers, doctors,
engineers,
scientists and architects were excited to be challenged, and sometimes
stumped,
by the questions. Sometimes they had to readjust their ideas of what
they
thought they knew in order to answer some of the students' questions.
Hundreds of student
illustrations, brilliant
depictions of what it would be like to live in or travel to space, will
be
included on an accompanying CD/ROM.
From science fiction
to accessible reality, Kids
to Space: A Space Traveler's Guide serves
as a timely message to children that the space future is in their
hands, and we
welcome their help in planning for it now.
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ISSCAPADES,
The Crippling of America's Space
Program
by Donald A. Beattie (Former
senior manager at NASA)
26 pages (232), all black
& white, 19 drawings, 5 photos, 11 tables, 432 footnotes, includes
an Index
$23.95 , ISBN 9781894959599, 232p
Donald A. Beattie, a
former senior manager
at the National Science Foundation, Energy Research and Development
Administration, Department of Energy and NASA, served on the Space
Station
Advisory Committee from 1987 to 1994. He recounts the evolution of this
troubled program from the perspective of a participant and close
observer who
worked side by side with many of the early NASA Space Station managers.
He
pulls no punches in describing the political and managerial conflicts
that
resulted in severely compromising a major international program that
may never
achieve the research goals envisioned when first announced by President
Reagan
in 1984. Beattie’s last book, Taking Science to the Moon (2001), is
also a NASA
insider’s account of the successful struggle in the 1960s to convince
NASA
management to include critical lunar science experiments on the Apollo
missions.
Table of
Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction: “. . . the next logical step” (1982 - 1984)
Chapter 1: First Reality Check – Problems and Solutions (April 1984 -
December
1985)
Chapter 2: The Baseline Configuration – Everyone on the Same Page?
(January
1986 - April 1987)
Chapter 3: Replacing Challenger – More Studies – More Paper (April 1987
-
January 1989)
Chapter 4: More Management Changes – Design Continues to Evolve
(February 1989
- December 1990)
Chapter 5: Restructuring the Space Station (January 1991 - December
1992)
Chapter 6: New Administration – Back to Square One (January 1993 -
March 1994)
Chapter 7: The International Space Station (Alpha) (April 1994 -
December 1996)
Chapter 8: Assembly Begins – A New Star in the Evening Sky (January
1997 -
January 1999)
Chapter 9: The Story Continues (1999 - 2005)
Chapter 10: Who Was in Charge? – No One!
Selected Bibliography
Index
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ON TO MARS 2 -
Exploration and Settling A New World
by Dr.
Frank Crossman and Dr. Robert Zubrin
2005,
p264,
soft cover, Includes CD-ROM
ISBN
1-894959-30-2
$22.95
In 1998 Dr. Robert Zubrin
brought into being The Mars Society, and
thousands of people from around the world have flocked to his red,
green, and
blue banner. People from all walks of life have shown support for the
exploration and settlement of Mars.
Each year the Mars Society
holds its
annual conference, when experts and enthusiasts can meet to present and
exchange ideas and information. This book and the included CD-ROM
contain over
130 papers and essays that have been presented at
these Mars
Society Annual Conferences.
Increasingly in the last three
years, the
conference has served as a venue for reviewing the previous season's
experience
of about one hundred volunteers who have served as crew at the Mars
Society's
Analog Research Stations at Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada and at
Hanksville,
Utah, USA. The interaction of analog research station crews during the
Mars
Society Conferences has resulted in planning and execution of ever more
realistic simulations of the habitat infrastructure, exploration
techniques,
and organization among the crew members. This iterative improvement
process is
documented in many of the papers in this second of the "On to Mars"
series.
Although some aspects of
exploring and colonizing
Mars still need refining and fine tuning, the lion's share of the
technology
and the understanding of the human condition are already in existence.
The major
missing factor is simply the realization and the commitment necessary
to begin.
The people of the Mars Society are working to educate and convince the
political powers, the industry leaders, and you and me. We all have a
stake in
this.
Many of
the diverse specializations and concerns
of Mars missions are introduced and explained in this book.
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APOLLO 11 - First Men on the Moon
by Robert Godwin
2005, p96,
soft cover
ISBN 1-8949590-27-2
$9.95
On July 20th 1969
two men became the first human beings to set foot on another world. The
voyage of Apollo 11 stands aloft as one of the greatest truimphs in
human history.
Perfect for
students or space enthusiasts. Apollo
11 - First Men On The Moon, includes dozens of the best
photographs taken by the Apollo 11 crew, color and black and white
diagrams of the machinery and equipment and a history of mankind's
preoccupation with our nearest celestial neighbor.
Anybody who is
interested at all in
space exploration would be advised to go and see this new IMAX® 3D
movie
presented and narrated by Tom Hanks.
Once you've seen
the movie why not buy this first title "Apollo 11 First Men on the
Moon" in a brand new series by Apogee books. 96
Pages Packed with a wealth of information about man's first landing on
the moon
including 48 Pages of color images.
Priced as an impulse buy item, Apollo 11 First Men On The
Moon packs into its 96 pages a wealth of information about man’s first
landing on the moon, including 48 pages of color images from the
mission. This highly informative book has been put together by the
award winning team who brought you the NASA Mission Reports series of
books.
This book has been chosen by the IMAX© Corporation to
be a part of the marketing plans for Tom Hanks’ new movie “Magnificent
Desolation: Walking on the Moon” premiering in North American
IMAX© theatres in September 2005.
Priced under $10.00 this first title in our new Pocket Space
Guide© series is sure to fly off your shelves and introduce your
customers to a whole new line of inexpensive, informative and
collectible space books that anybody would be proud to have on their
book shelf.
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SATURN
by Alan
Lawrie
2005,
p300, soft cover, Includes CD-ROM, ISBN 1894959191
$27.95
SIGNED COPY: $550.00,
36/198, Saturn V Restoration Fund Signature Edition. With
Certificate
of Authenticity by The Wernher Von Braun Rocket Team Members.
Saturn V was the
largest, most powerful rocket ever produced. Developed in the 1960s, in
response to President Kennedy's call for a moon landing by the end of
the decade, it rose from the drawing board to flight vehicle in record
time. The rocket was masterminded by Wernher Von Braun and did not fail
in any of its flights.
The story of the moon missions is well known with many books
and films on the subject. Little has been written on the Saturn V
rocket and next to nothing on the development, manufacturing and
testing of the rocket stages.
In this book, for the first time ever, the detailed story of
the history of each Saturn V stage is presented. This includes the 45
flight stages built and all of the various test stages. Most of the
stages ended up being launched. Some are in museums, some were
destroyed on the ground and some are so obscure they are detailed for
the first time in this book.
The book traces each stage from the start of manufacturing,
through assembly, testing, static firing and transport to the Kennedy
Space Center. Facilities across the US were used to manufacture and
test the hardware at a pace demanded by the Kennedy pronouncement.
Engines were built by Rocketdyne and the rocket stages by Boeing, North
American Aviation and the Douglas Company. Testing took place in Santa
Susana, Sacramento, Mississippi and other facilities around the
country. There were many problems along the way and all are covered in
a detail never published before. Stages blew up, materials
disintegrated, engines exploded.
The development of the F1 and J2 rocket engines is covered
as well as details of all the major manufacturing and testing
facilities.
Throughout, unprecedented details of dates, times, events
and parameters are presented.
Other unique aspects of the book include:
- details of the history of each and every
engine on each stage including a log of engine allocation
- details of the transportation of each stage
and engine by various means such as truck, barge, boat, super Guppy
aircraft including a unique log of these trips
- details of every firing including
timelines, test stands, problems, performance details plus logs of each
firing on each stage
To supplement the book many photographs that have never been
published before have been obtained and appear for the first time.
The location of the remaining hardware is identified with
photographs of the museum pieces.
Research for the book has taken over two years and included unique
access to all the major facilities and NASA history offices and
libraries. Information has been obtained from Saturn veterans and also
through the Freedom of Information Act.
In summary this book has the first ever comprehensive
presentation of the complete Saturn stage and engines activities from
the early 1960s to the conclusion of the program in the mid 1970s.
Bonus CD-ROM includes rare film footage.
300 Pages
16 Pages of color photos
Paperback
Includes CD-ROM
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 REFLECTIONS From
Earth Orbit
by Captain
Winston E. Scott USN Retired
2005,
p128, soft cover, ISBN 1894959221
$23.95
In spite of the recent loss of the space shuttle Columbia,
there are those who believe in the seemingly routine nature of space
flight. The author's experiences however confirm the tremendous
curiosity and overall fascination the world maintains for flying in
space. As a public speaker, he talks regularly to thousands of people
of all ages and from every walk of life. These audience members
universally are inquisitive about life in space and the makeup of the
individuals who form the corps of contemporary space explorers.
Reflections
From Earth Orbit is not your typical "how do you go to the bathroom in
space" book. It is a book about life as told through the memories, or
reflections, of the author navy Captain Winston Scott. These
reflections were prompted by events that occurred during two space
shuttle missions as a NASA astronaut aboard the space shuttles
Endeavour and Columbia.
It
has been written that Capt. Scott's journey to the stars is a testament
to perseverance and vision. Reflections is his attempt to share some of
the experiences that drove him to overcome his life's obstacles and
become one of a select few who journeyed beyond the bonds of earth into
outer space.
Through
Reflections the author takes the reader into space. He gives vivid
descriptions of life in space emphasizing the everyday aspects of
living with which the average, everyday person is curious and to which
he or she can relate. As his memory is jogged by an event in space,
Capt. Scott relates a fascinating story with lessons learned from his
past. He has succeeded in capturing the essence of life in space and
sharing the space flight experience with the reader.
Although
not every chapter follows this exact format, e.g. Where Have You Gone
Sky King, Reflections will entertain, educate, and inspire a general
audience. In other words, one does not have to be a space enthusiast to
enjoy Reflections.
176 Pages
16 pages of color photos
Paperback
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 DEEP
SPACE The
NASA REPORTS
by Robert Godwin
2005,
468p., soft cover, ISBN 1894959159
$34.95
Continuing
with
Apogee’s acclaimed NASA Mission Reports Series this latest entry covers
all of
the unmanned deep space probes including Pioneer 10 & 11, Voyager 1
&
2, Galileo and Cassini, NEAR, Stardust and Deep Space One.
With all of the
press kits and flight data for each of the deep space probes including
all of
the latest information on Cassini’s mission to Saturn.
This is the
most comprehensive study of NASA’s Deep Space Probe Program ever
published!
DVD video includes: And Then There Was Voyager,
STS-34/Galileo Mission Launch Highlights, Mission Launch &
Preflight, Deep
Space I Mission Launch & Preflight, and Stardust Mission Launch
&
Preflight.
DVD-ROM
includes
publications about the
Deep Space missions: full color NASA documents of the Pioneer II,
Voyager I,
Voyager 2, Galileo, Cassini-Huygens, and Deep Space I missions, and
more….Hundreds of color pictures of the outer solar system. Complete
Cassini-Huygens mission Press Release archive, and program updates.
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 THE
REAL SPACE COWBOYS
by Ed Buckbee with Wally
Schirra
2005, 200p., soft cover,
ISBN
1894959213
$ 29.95
In 1959,
seven U.S.
military fighter pilots were selected to train as America's
first astronauts. Alan
Shepard, Gordon Cooper, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally
Schirra
and Deke Slayton would become known as the Mercury Seven (M7). These
men, who
had jockeyed for the best flying jobs in the military, began competing
for
rides on rockets. Most would eventually vie for the ultimate ride to
the moon.
The author
Ed Buckbee, who has enjoyed a 40+
year association with the U.S.
manned space flight program, follows these brave men who pioneered the U.S.
space
program. Through time and personal friendships, he captures dreams of
flying
higher, faster and farther than anyone in the known universe. Readers
are
invited behind the scenes to witness the competition between
chimpanzees and
astronauts, and the conflict between NASA engineers designing capsules
and
those who would pilot them. Through this book, readers feel the
collective will
of a nation to defeat the Russians in an all-out space race via an
American
team of 400,000 engineers, technicians, astronauts and support
personnel who
performed as if the country were at war.
The
eras of
Mercury, Gemini and Apollo-- these
were times of nobility and humility, but also times of arrogance,
tension, and
from time-to-time, humor. "Gotcha's" were commonplace astronaut
pranks and a dubious answer to the question, "Are you a turtle?"
resulted in a healthy bar tab.
In
Wernher
von Braun, discover a man who was
committed to living in a new frontier. His words, "late to bed, early
to
rise, work like hell and advertise," are a testament to multi-tasking.
Von
Braun, the German-born rocket scientist and visionary of space flight,
convinced presidents and congressmen to spend millions exploring space
for
peaceful purposes.
But
what of
our first space heroes after the
Apollo program was completed? Accepting the call of Project Mercury
meant a
lifetime commitment. Their work continued with motivational programs
for youth
through the U.S. Space Camp programs, public programs at institutions
such as
the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum,
the U.S. Space
& Rocket Center, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, and others. The
author
himself shared the task of motivating the next generation through
creation of
U.S. Space Camp and the Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Shepard
is
a prominent figure in the book.
Together, he and the author prepared anniversary presentations,
articles and TV
interviews. They traveled to seven countries and more than twenty-five
states
marketing and opening Space Camps. They designed, developed and built
the U. S.
Astronaut Hall of Fame. As Shepard proclaimed upon Buckbee's retirement
from
the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, "He's a space relic. We need to
keep
him and put him on exhibit in that space museum and when he dies, bury
him next
to that damn monkey."
Includes
bonus DVD-10
with rare film footage
1972
Interview with Wernher von
Braun, 30th Anniversary Documentary on Skylab, “Gotcha” film about
Alan
Shepard, Astronaut Hall of Fame Film - Reach For The Stars, 1997
Panel
Discussion at Pensacola with Armstrong, Shepard, Lovell, Aldrin &
Cernan
2002 Panel Discussion at Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum with the
Mercury
Astronauts, “Gotcha” Documentary - The Lighthouse Never Fails Wernher
von Braun
Documentary - From the Valley to the Moon, Documentary - The Flight of
Freedom
7, Mercury Astronauts Documentary - The First, “Gotcha” film of
Apollo 12
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ATLAS The Ultimate
Weapon
by
Chuck Walker with Joel Powell
2005, 304, soft cover,
ISBN 1-894959-18-3
$29.95
Atlas - The
Ultimate Weapon is the story of the Atlas rocket, Americas
first Intercontinental
Ballistic Missile (ICBM), and workhorse of the civil and military space
programs since the late 1950s.
The book is
written by Chuck Walker, a participant in the Atlas program starting in
1953
with the prime contractor, Convair-Astronautics. Mr. Walker began his
career
with Convair as a test engineer for Atlas, later moving to the Test
Planning
Group and then became manager of Program Control for Atlas. In his role
of
establishing the schedules of all work done at Convair-Astronautics,
Mr. Walker
came to know personally many of the people who were responsible for
running the
Atlas program. It was these people that Mr. Walker approached to tell
the story
of the Atlas program in their own words.
The book is
divided into two parts. The first part covers the military career of
Atlas from
conception through to the costly development and deployment of the
weapon
system at bases scattered throughout the United States. Chapters 1
through 3
cover the genesis of the program through work on the MX-774 prototype
missile.
Chapters 4 through 12 discuss the Atlas design, its production and test
facilities, and development testing to the point of Initial Operational
Capability of the Atlas ICBM. Chapters 13 through 15 describe the
activation of
the initial Strategic Air Command squadrons, the training facilities
that
supported them, and the subsequent deactivation of the Atlas squadrons
in 1965
when the Minuteman missile took over the nuclear deterent role from
Atlas.
The second
part
of the book relates to the role of Atlas in Americas
space programs from the
late 1950s to the present day. Chapters 17 and 18 describe the
high-performance
Centaur upper stage used for communication satellite and space probe
launches,
as well as the versatile Agena stage. The Project Mercury manned space
flights
with Atlas are also covered in detail. Part Two closes with a look back
on the
Atlas program from the personal perspective of some of the key
participants.
The appendices list the flight history of the Atlas and also detail key
program
events and milestones. Biographies of prominent Atlas managers and the
contributors to this book are also included. The book is profusely
illustrated
with over 100 black-and-white photographs from the Convair archives,
many of
which have never been published before, and there is also a section of
spectacular color photographs. The original version of Atlas will be
retired by
the time this book is released, but parts of the Atlas legacy lives on
in the
form of the Centaur upper stage (and even its famous name) in the Atlas
V
replacement vehicle built by the Lockheed Martin Corporation.
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Moon Rush,
Improving
life On
Earth with the Moon’s Resources
by
Dennis Wingo
2004, Soft Cover,
ISBN
1-894959-10-8
$24.95
If by some
magic process humanity was able to go to the stars
tomorrow
and find habitable worlds we would probably want to design a society
based upon modern technology. We can't do this but we can look at our
Earthbound society and think about how to redesign it so that it will
work better. It is like a giant game of the SIMS but in the real world.
This book examines how the exploration of space, specifically a
commercial base on the Moon and Mars would transform our economies on
the Earth as surely as the discovery of the New World transformed the
old world of Europe. From Platinum Group Metals for fuel cells,
manufacturing hi |
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