The Mars Project

Wernher von Braun

ISBN 10: 0252062272 / ISBN 13: 9780252062278

Published by MNG University Presses Okt 1962, 1962

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Neuware -This classic on space travel was first published in 1953, when interplanetary space flight was considered science fiction by most of those who considered it at all. Here the German-born scientist Wernher von Braun detailed what he believed were the problems and possibilities inherent in a projected expedition to Mars. Today von Braun is recognized as the person most responsible for laying the groundwork for public acceptance of America's space program. When President Bush directed NASA in 1989 to prepare plans for an orbiting space station, lunar research bases, and human exploration of Mars, he was largely echoing what von Braun proposed in The Mars Project.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 91 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mars Project
• Publisher: MNG University Presses Okt 1962
• Publication Date: 1962
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252062272
• ISBN 13: 9780252062278
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 154H x 9D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 190 grams

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Synopsis

This classic on space travel was first published in 1953, when interplanetary space flight was considered science fiction by most of those who considered it at all. Here the German-born scientist Wernher von Braun detailed what he believed were the problems and possibilities inherent in a projected expedition to Mars.
 
 Today von Braun is recognized as the person most responsible for laying the groundwork for public acceptance of America's space program. When President Bush directed NASA in 1989 to prepare plans for an orbiting space station, lunar research bases, and human exploration of Mars, he was largely echoing what von Braun proposed in The Mars Project.
 

About the Author

The late Wernher Von Braun came to the United States in 1945, after having been chiefly responsible for the development of Germany's V-2 rockets. He was director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Huntsville, Alabama. He received eight honorary degrees for his contributions to America's missile and space programs. Thomas O. Paine is a former NASA administrator.