The Problem of Space Travel: The Rocket Motor (The NASA History Series)

Administration, National Aeronautics And Space; Noordung, Hermann

ISBN 10: 1502449323 / ISBN 13: 9781502449320

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

About this Item

paperback. Text block, wrappers and binding are in like new condition, without markings of any kind. Supporting Bay Area Friends of the Library since 2010. Well packaged and promptly shipped.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Problem of Space Travel: The Rocket Motor (The NASA History Series)
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1502449323
• ISBN 13: 9781502449320
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New

About this title

Synopsis

This English translation of Hermann Noordung's 1929 classic German text is an important contribution to the historical literature of space travel. This was the first book with specific engineering details for a space station.

About the Author

J. D. Hunley was chief historian of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center before his retirement in 2001. Besides working as a historian for the United States Air Force and NASA during his lengthy career, Hunley has also taught at Allegheny College and served as a Ramsey Fellow at the National Air and Space Museum.