VON BRAUN, Wernher and Frederick I. ORDWAY, III. The History of Rocketry and Space Travel. New York, 1969. 4o. Cloth. Co-authored by the leading rocket and space pioneer of the 20th century, Wernher von Braun. An excellent narrative of the first 1,000 years of rocketry and a detailed historical account of manned space flight up to and including the first manned lunar landing. INSCRIBED WITH THEIR MERCURY, GEMINI, AND/OR APOLLO FLIGHT NUMBER(S) AND SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN, ALAN BEAN, SCOTT CARPENTER, GORDON COOPER, WALT CUNNINGHAM, CHARLIE DUKE, FRED HAISE, EDGAR MITCHELL, WALLY SCHIRRA, AND TOM STAFFORD on the half-title page and SIGNED BY FREDERICK I. ORDWAY on the title page.

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VON BRAUN, Wernher and Frederick I. ORDWAY, III. The History of Rocketry and Space Travel. New York, 1969. 4o. Cloth. Co-authored by the leading rocket and space pioneer of the 20th century, Wernher von Braun. An excellent narrative of the first 1,000 years of rocketry and a detailed historical account of manned space flight up to and including the first manned lunar landing. INSCRIBED WITH THEIR MERCURY, GEMINI, AND/OR APOLLO FLIGHT NUMBER(S) AND SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN, ALAN BEAN, SCOTT CARPENTER, GORDON COOPER, WALT CUNNINGHAM, CHARLIE DUKE, FRED HAISE, EDGAR MITCHELL, WALLY SCHIRRA, AND TOM STAFFORD on the half-title page and SIGNED BY FREDERICK I. ORDWAY on the title page.

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