Launius Roger D Editor (44 results)

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

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

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Upper corner of one page creased. Name & date inside front cover. Spine head slightly bumped.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Inscribed by author Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.

paperback. Condition: As New. Clean, unmarked text. Paperback with light shelfwear.

Paperback. Condition: Good. None as issued. Ex-library with expected stickers and stamps. Clean, solid copy with unmarked text. Cover has mild surface and edge wear. A solid bump at top of spine but binding is tight and square. We are unable to ship oversize books and multi-volume sets internationally.…

Condition: Good. None. 220 pages. Extensive b&w and color illustrations throughout. Includes selected bibliography. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 466496.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Near Fine (in mylar). Textblock and binding immaculate and tight. Dust jacket minimally edge-rubbed; 857p., including index. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Used book in Fine condition with NF jacket. Due to size and weight, no expedited shipping nor shipping outside the U.S.A. without considerable extra postage. "NASA SP-2007-4801" which gives our book a date of 2007. Dust jacket has very light scuff/scratch on front. Couple of light finger marks on side and ISBN sticker on back of title page. Otherwise all is clean and tight. A lovely copy. 9.75" tall, 680 pages.…

Good plus or better, light shelfwear. hardbound Quarto 636pp Bottom corners lightly bumped, clean and tight. Lightly edgeworn jacket.

paperback. Condition: New. New condition - quick ship with tracking.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Near Fine (in mylar). Textblock and binding immaculate and tight. Dust jacket minimally edge-rubbed; 857p., including index. Size: 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 857 pages, 25 cm.

hardcover. Condition: As New. Excellent, unread, like-new condition in like-new dust jacket which is in a clear protective sleeve. Interior is clean. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.

Hardcover. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Third Printing. Front flap creased, otherwise as new.; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar .; An Anvil Original; 7.10 X 4.50 X 0.80 inches; 276 pages; When future generations review the history of the twentieth century they will undoubtedly judge humanity's movement into space, with both machines and people, as one of its seminal developments. Even at this juncture, the complex nature of spaceflight and the activity that it has engendered on the part of many peoples and governments makes the U.S. civil space program a significant area of investigation. People from all avenues of experience and levels of education share an interest in the drama of spaceflight. This book is the most up-to-date synthesis of the American civil space program available, and the only one designed especially for use as a college textbook. Written by NASA's chief historian, it describes the history of this effort from its earliest origins to the early 1990s and offers a powerful analysis of the space program that merges political, economic, technological, scientific, and foreign affairs into a meaningful whole. As in all the Anvil Series texts, it has both a sound historical narrative and a set of key documents which suggest other aspects of the story.…

Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. First Paperback Printing [Stated]. xii, [2], 300, [4] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Selected Annotated Bibliography. Contributors. Index. Roger D. Launius (born May 15, 1954) is an American historian and author of Lithuanian descent, 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. From 1982 to 1990, Launius held several positions as a civilian historian with the United States Air Force. Between 1990 and 2002, he was the chief historian for NASA. In 2001, he held the Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the Smithsonian. From 2002-2006 he was Chair of the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. From 2006-2013 he was Senior Curator, and from 2013-2016 Launius was Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs at the same institution Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first flight, these essays chart the central role that aviation played in twentieth-century history and capture the spirit of innovation and adventure that has characterized the history of flight. The contributors consider four broad themes relating to the development of flight technology: innovation and the technology of flight, civil aeronautics and government policy, aerial warfare, and aviation in the American imagination. Through their attention to the political, economic, military, and cultural history of flight, the authors establish that the Wrights' invention--and all that followed in both air and space--was one of the most significant technologies of the twentieth century, fundamentally reshaping our world. The contributors are Janet R. Daly Bednarek, Tami Davis Biddle, Roger E. Bilstein, Hans-Joachim Braun, David T. Courtwright, Anne Collins Goodyear, Roger D. Launius, William M. Leary, David D. Lee, W. David Lewis, John H. Morrow, Dominick A. Pisano, and A. Timothy Warnock.…

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 528 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy. Record # 471789.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 424 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 296 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. Shelf worn. Shelf cocked. Gap between pages and spine. Pen mark on page edges. (spaceflight, history, nasa).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Used book in 'New' condition. Due to size and weight, no expedited shipping nor shipping outside the U.S.A. without considerable extra postage. "NASA SP-2006-4702". Doesn't appear to have ever been opened - a lovely copy. 9.75" tall, 659 pages.…

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. (spaceflight, space exploration, NASA) 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.…

Condition: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Space Law, Space Flight, Climate, Research).

Condition: Very Good. Washington, DC: National Aeronauticas and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, 2006. Sm 4to hardcover. xi+659pp. Illustrations. Near Fine book. Fine dust jacket. (Astronautics, NASA) Inquire if you need further information.

Condition: Good. Washington, DC: National Aeronauticas and Space Administration, Office of External Relations, 2006. Sm 4to hardcover. xi+659pp. Illustrations. Near Very Good book. Very Good dust jacket. (Astronautics, NASA) Inquire if you need further information.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 320 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.