Exploring Unknown Selected Documents History by Logsdon John Editor (32 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.25.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.25.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.25.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine and bright with no wear or markings in a near fine or better jacket.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Volume 3. (space, exploration, nasa, history) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. NASA SP-4407. Octavo. Fine in fine condition. 608 pages.

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

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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.

Condition: As New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. Volume 3. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Light rubbing and toning overall. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request. ; NASA S-2001-4407; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 796 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (Protective cover). First Edition. Cover is in excellent condition, save for single white spot to back cover. DJ is unclipped and in very good condition, save for rubbing. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dust jacket in very good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Clean and unmarked pages. Moderate loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.4.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. b-435.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Like New dust jacket. Volume 3. (NASA, space exploration).

Hardcover. Condition: New. Gift quality, Fine. 8vo. A superior copy in new condition. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. Ships daily.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Inscribed by the editor on front end page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Light wear. *Autographed by editor.*. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Crisp and unmarked in full cloth binding, NF/NF. xxviii, 796pp. Very nice dust jacket now in a new mylar cover. Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.

Hardcover. First Edition. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn at edges. Front DJ flap has crease ; Nasa History Series; B&W Illustrations; 608 pages.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Black and white photographs. First edition. NASTAR Center book-plate on front free endpaper, else fine in a fine dust jacket.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. Tall 8vo, 796 pp.

3 volumes. Thick 8vo. xxvi, 795; xxxvi, 636; xxix, 608 pp. Cloth, dust-jacket. Fine. Additional volumes have been issued. These are the cloth-bound issues (also issued in wrappers). [Extra postage will apply]. Extra portage will apply. ISBN: 0756735807; 0160488990; 0160495466.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. VOLUME V ONLY. xxviii, [1], 796 pages. 25 cm. Illustrations. Glossary. Biographical Appendix. Index. Slight wear and soiling to DJ. This is part of the NASA History Series. John M. Logsdon is Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum; From 1987 to mid-2008, Logsdon was Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, where he is also Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs. Dr. Logsdon's research interests focus on the policy and historical aspects of U.S. and international space activities. Dr. Logsdon is the author of The Decision to Go to the Moon: Project Apollo and the National Interest and is general editor of the eight-volume series Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program. He has written numerous articles and reports on space policy and history. He is frequently consulted by the electronic and print media for his views on space issues. This volume is the fifth in a series that had its origins in the 1990s. The individuals involved in initiating the series and producing the first two volumes have been acknowledged in those volumes. An exception must be made for NASA Chief Historian Roger D. Launius, who has become not only a strong supporter of this series but also an essential collaborator in its implementation. Despite the political imperatives which have caused America's civil space program to direct most of its budget towards human spaceflight, there is no doubt that the creation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has also inspired a global revolution in scientific knowledge. For more than four decades, NASA has pioneered the exploration of the 'Final Frontier', opening a window on the Universe that has transformed our vision of the planets, stars, and galaxies. As befits an agency created to inform and inspire the American people, much of this endeavor, the triumphs and the tragedies, has been pursued in the full glare of global publicity. However, despite such remarkable openness, NASA's history has inevitably included less-publicized episodes of controversy and dissension. Reports and memoranda written by some of the key participants in these political and managerial battles, many published for the first time, stand out as the gems in this fascinating collection of more than 120 documents recounting the history and development of the US space-science program. These snapshots, recalling some of the most significant moments in NASA's space-science enterprise, are organized into three sections. The first chapter is devoted to the origins and early organization of US space science, beginning with the program to explore the ionosphere and the response to the launch of Sputnik I. The remaining chapters cover NASA's solar-system exploration efforts and the evolution of space-based astronomy and astrophysics. Particularly fascinating are the documents from the 1980s that detail the desperate struggles by NASA's leaders to maintain a program of solar-system exploration at a time when the agency's budget was being slashed and political support was waning. Among them is a proposal from NASA administrator James Beggs to terminate the entire planetary program, thereby making JPL surplus to NASA's needs. Another revelation is an illustrated 'comic book', produced in 1984 by George Field of the National Research Council, to explain to government accountants and politicians the necessity of pursuing all four of NASA's proposed 'great observatories'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. xxxvi, 636 pages. 25 cm. Illustrations. Footnotes. Biographies of Volume II Authors. Glossary. Biographical Appendix. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. NASA SP-4407. More than 150 key documents on the development of the space age, many published here for the first time. Each introduced by a headnote providing context, bibliographical information, and background information necessary to understand the document. An essential reference for anyone interested in the history of the US civil space program and its development over time. John M. Logsdon is Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum; he began this 12-month senior fellowship in September 2008. From 1987 to mid-2008, Logsdon was Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, where he is also Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from New York University (1970). Dr. Logsdon's research interests focus on the policy and historical aspects of U.S. and international space activities. Dr. Logsdon is the author of The Decision to Go to the Moon: Project Apollo and the National Interest and is general editor of the eight-volume series Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program. He has written numerous articles and reports on space policy and history. He has served as a consultant to many public and private organizations. He is frequently consulted by the electronic and print media for his views on space issues.

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Hb in Dw 4to, xxxiv,746pp graphs and charts A FINE/FINE Copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Presumed first edition/first printing. VOLUME VI ONLY. xxxiv, 746 pages. 25 cm. Illustrations. Footnotes. List of Acronyms. Biographical Appendix. Index. Slight wear and soiling to DJ. Includes essays on Solar Physics, Space Physics, Life Sciences in Space, and The Evolution of Earth Science Research from Space. This is part of the NASA History Series. John M. Logsdon is Charles A. Lindbergh Chair in Aerospace History at the National Air and Space Museum; From 1987 to mid-2008, Logsdon was Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, where he is also Professor Emeritus of Political Science and International Affairs. Dr. Logsdon's research interests focus on the policy and historical aspects of U.S. and international space activities. Dr. Logsdon is the author of The Decision to Go to the Moon: Project Apollo and the National Interest and is general editor of the eight-volume series Exploring the Unknown: Selected Documents in the History of the U.S. Civil Space Program. He has written numerous articles and reports on space policy and history. He is frequently consulted by the electronic and print media for his views on space issues. This volume is the fifth in a series that had its origins in the 1990s. The individuals involved in initiating the series and producing the first two volumes have been acknowledged in those volumes. An exception must be made for NASA Chief Historian Roger D. Launius, who has become not only a strong supporter of this series but also an essential collaborator in its implementation. The documents selected for inclusion in this volume are presented in four major sections, each covering a particular aspect of the origins, evolution, and execution of the U.S. space and Earth science program. Section I deals with the scientific study of the Sun. Section II discusses the study of the physical characteristics of space, including both interactions between the Sun and Earth, and other areas of investigation. Section III deals with NASA's fundamental research in life sciencesā"space biology. (Issues associated with the study of the reactions of the human body to the space environment and the health of astronauts will be covered in the next two volumes.) Section IV discusses the most recent area of science to which space observations contributeā"that intend to advance understanding of the Earth as a planetary system. An overview essay introduces each section in the present volume. These essays are intended to introduce and complement the documents in the section, and to place them in a chronological and substantive context. Each essay contains references to the documents in the section it introduces, and may also contain references to documents in other sections of the collection.