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softcover. Condition: Very Good. Redondo Beach, CA: TRW Systems Group, c. 1975. softcover. Very Good. Approx. 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 in., 74 pages, includes black and white illustrations. Articles include: The Soviet Space Program Revisited by Charles S. Sheldon II; The Soviet Space Program. A Selected Bibliography; By L. R. Magnolia. Pioneer 11 Results; Mariner 10 Results by G. Edward Danielson, Jr.; and others. 041506A.…

Wraps. Condition: Good. 74, [6] pages. Illustrations, Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches. Small edge tear to front cover. TRW Inc. was an American corporation involved in aerospace, automotive, and credit reporting. It was a pioneer in multiple fields including electronic components, integrated circuits, computers, software and systems engineering. TRW built many spacecraft, including Pioneer 1, Pioneer 10, and several space-based observatories. In 1958 the company was called Thompson Ramo Woolridge, after three prominent leaders. This was later shortened to TRW. The company was acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2002. It helped create a variety of corporations, including the Aerospace Corporation, Bunker-Ramo, Experian, and TRW Automotive which is now part of ZF Friedrichshafen. Persons coming from TRW were important to build up corporations like SpaceX. In 1953, the company was recruited to lead the development of the United States' first ICBM. Starting with the initial design by Convair, the multi-corporate team launched Atlas in 1957. It flew its full range in 1958 and was adapted to fly the Mercury astronauts into orbit. TRW also led development of the Titan missile. In this issue Charles Sheldon II wrote about The Soviet Space Program Revisited; L. R. Magnolia provided The Soviet Space Program A Selected Bibliography; G. Edward Danielson, Jr. wrote about the Mariner 10 results. In addtion there is information on the Pioneer 11 results, spacecraft details, spacecraft totals, and a "box score" of U.S. Space Launches. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Frank Warren (Art Director) (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover, green cloth boards with gilt title to spine, First Edition 1923, 400 pp., Book Condition: Fair, covers rubbed, scuffed and soiled, corners bumped, general shelfwear, spine bumped, top dust dulled, light foxing, PENCILED UNDERLINING THROUGHOUT and a few stray comments to margin in pen, rear flyleaf missing (torn out), shaken, hinges loose, Contents: Introduction by Herbert Hoover, Preface, I. The Problem of Controlling Business by Wesley C. Mitchell, II. Stabilizing the Dollar by Irving Fisher, III. Transportation and the Business Cycle by Frank Haigh Dixon, IV. Unemployment - Prevention and Insurance, V. The Coordination of Production and Marketing by Lionel D. Edie, VI. International Problems in Business Stability by Edwin R.A. Seligman, VII. Public Works as an Agency of Control by John B. Andrews, VIII. The Psychological Factors in Stabilization by Walter Dill Scott, XI. The Applied Technique of Stabilization by Henry S. Dennison, end. -- 400 pp. EXTREMELY SCARCE FIRST EDITION. A very good read.…