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VON BRAUN, Wernher and ORDWAY, Frederick I, III. History of Rocketry and Space Travel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1966.
Limited edition of this iconic work by the genius of 20th century rocket development, signed by seventeen astronauts.
SIGNED and INSCRIBED with their individual space flight number(s) by Buzz ALDRIN, Alan BEAN, Walt CUNNINGHAM, Charles M. DUKE, JR, Richard GORDON, Fred HAISE, Edgar MITCHELL, Dave SCOTT, Tom STAFFORD, Paul WEITZ, and Al WORDEN. ADDITIONALLY SIGNED by Scott CARPENTER, and Wally SCHIRRA, and SIGNED and INSCRIBED with their individual space flights on the front free end paper verso by: Gene CERNAN, Joe KERWIN, Jack LOUSMA, and Rusty SCHWEICKART.
The book opens with the thousands-of-year long history of rocketry and the perennial wish of humans to travel the sky above and details on endeavors of early rocket scientists Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Hermann Oberth, and Robert Goddard. Von Braun’s insight enhances the narrative on development of the A4 (V2) rocket by Germany during World War II, addressing postwar military efforts with rocketry and probing the fringe of outer space. The beginning space race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. is covered, opening up discussion of manned flight achievements from start to 1966 and ending on future planning of Apollo lunar flights.
11 by 9 inches. Over 100 photographs and illustrations. 244 pp. Original brown leatherette lettered in blind.
Limited edition of this iconic work by the genius of 20th century rocket development, signed by seventeen astronauts.
SIGNED and INSCRIBED with their individual space flight number(s) by Buzz ALDRIN, Alan BEAN, Walt CUNNINGHAM, Charles M. DUKE, JR, Richard GORDON, Fred HAISE, Edgar MITCHELL, Dave SCOTT, Tom STAFFORD, Paul WEITZ, and Al WORDEN. ADDITIONALLY SIGNED by Scott CARPENTER, and Wally SCHIRRA, and SIGNED and INSCRIBED with their individual space flights on the front free end paper verso by: Gene CERNAN, Joe KERWIN, Jack LOUSMA, and Rusty SCHWEICKART.
The book opens with the thousands-of-year long history of rocketry and the perennial wish of humans to travel the sky above and details on endeavors of early rocket scientists Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Hermann Oberth, and Robert Goddard. Von Braun’s insight enhances the narrative on development of the A4 (V2) rocket by Germany during World War II, addressing postwar military efforts with rocketry and probing the fringe of outer space. The beginning space race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. is covered, opening up discussion of manned flight achievements from start to 1966 and ending on future planning of Apollo lunar flights.
11 by 9 inches. Over 100 photographs and illustrations. 244 pp. Original brown leatherette lettered in blind.
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Opposite the half-title there are additional signatures of Gene CERNAN, Jack LOUSMA, Joe KERWIN and Rusty SCHWEICKART, totaling 17 signatures.
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