Aldrin Buzz with David Leonard (6 results)
Language: English
Published by National Geographic Society, Washington D.C., 2013
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Seller: JB's Book Vault, Buffalo, WY, U.S.A.JB's Book Vault
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Fine dust. First Edition. Book is in FINE condition - bright boards and sound binding. Dust jacket is in FINE condition - bright, intact and whole. FOLCAS 4/21; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.Pat Cramer, Bookseller
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Very Good +. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread copy. The priced jacket has a repaired tear to the rear panel. This copy is signed by Leonard David. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Signed Copy. Book.
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xiii, [1], 258 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Appendix. Index. Foreword by Andrew Aldrin. Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American engineer, former astronaut, and Command Pilot in t…he United States Air Force. As Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon. Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), 9 minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface. One of his first missions was on Gemini 12 where he successfully proved that extravehicular activity (EVA) could be performed by astronauts, spending over 5 hours outside the craft, thus achieving the goals of the Gemini program and paving the way for the Apollo program. Leonard David is a space journalist, reporting on space activities for over 50 years. He was past editor of Final Frontier, as well as NSS' Ad Astra and Space World magazines. He also contributes to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace America magazine. Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration is a 2013 book written by retired NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Leonard David. In the book, Aldrin outlines his plan for humans to be able to colonize Mars by the year 2035. The books goes over a number of past and then current space concepts, policy, and future mission concepts. He encouraged future missions to not focus on strictly on Mars exploration, but also on Mars settlement. The books goes beyond just Mars missions to review the overall space exploration vision-scape, such as considering the viability of Lunar missions and international cooperation in space. Derived from a Kirkus review: The moonwalking astronaut offers a passionate manifesto encompassing space tourism and the inevitability of inhabiting Mars within a couple of decades. For the author, who wrote the book with the assistance of veteran space journalist David, the moon is the past, at least as an American governmental prioritywhile Mars is the future. His vision for bringing space exploration back to the launching pad includes international cooperation rather than competition, private enterprise augmenting public subsidy, and space travel within the reach of citizens who have deep pockets. Aldrin envisions a cruise-ship model of commercial space travel. Maybe this seems feasible, but he then proceeds to his more audacious proposal: settling Mars as an outpost of human habitation, not merely exploration. It would be a six-month, one-way trip, and he sees no reason to provide those initial explorers with a return ticket: What he terms the "deposit, no return" nature of those voyages awaits a generation ready to go where no man has ever gone beforeand to stay there. You may say that he's a dreamer; celebrate him as a visionary, or dismiss this as futurist fantasy.
More imagesMISSION TO MARS: MY VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION [SIGNED]
Aldrin, Buzz with David, Leonard; Foreword by Aldrin, Andrew
Language: English
Published by National Geographic Society, Washington DC, 2013
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.Second Story Books, ABAA
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Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, xiii, 258 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine pictorial black with red and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Exterior has extremely light wear including sparse, minor marks to jacket interiorly. Boards have minimal wear including tiny bum…p to tail fore corners and mild cocking to the spine. Text block has mild wear including slight age toning to the edges and mild age toning interiorly. Frontispiece. Illustrated. First edition. Signed by Buzz Aldrin. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Q, ND-Q. 1393884. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. FEP torn out roughly. xiii, [1], 258 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Appendix. Index. First remaining page is half-title page. Signed by Aldrin on title page. Cover has some wear and soiling. Foreword by Andrew Aldrin. Buzz Ald…rin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American engineer, former astronaut, and Command Pilot in the United States Air Force. As Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon. Aldrin set foot on the Moon at 03:15:16 on July 21, 1969 (UTC), 9 minutes after Armstrong first touched the surface. One of his first missions was on Gemini 12 where he successfully proved that extravehicular activity (EVA) could be performed by astronauts, spending over 5 hours outside the craft, thus achieving the goals of the Gemini program and paving the way for the Apollo program. Leonard David is a space journalist, reporting on space activities for over 50 years. He was past editor of Final Frontier, as well as NSS' Ad Astra and Space World magazines. He also contributes to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace America magazine. Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration is a 2013 book written by retired NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Leonard David. In the book, Aldrin outlines his plan for humans to be able to colonize Mars by the year 2035. The books goes over a number of past and then current space concepts, policy, and future mission concepts. He encouraged future missions to not focus on strictly on Mars exploration, but also on Mars settlement. The books goes beyond just Mars missions to review the overall space exploration vision-scape, such as considering the viability of Lunar missions and international cooperation in space. Derived from a Kirkus review: The moonwalking astronaut offers a passionate manifesto encompassing space tourism and the inevitability of inhabiting Mars within a couple of decades. For the author, who wrote the book with the assistance of veteran space journalist David, the moon is the past, at least as an American governmental priorityâ"while Mars is the future. His vision for bringing space exploration back to the launching pad includes international cooperation rather than competition, private enterprise augmenting public subsidy, and space travel within the reach of citizens who have deep pockets. Aldrin envisions a cruise-ship model of commercial space travel. Maybe this seems feasible, but he then proceeds to his more audacious proposal: settling Mars as an outpost of human habitation, not merely exploration. It would be a six-month, one-way trip, and he sees no reason to provide those initial explorers with a return ticket: What he terms the "deposit, no return" nature of those voyages awaits a generation ready to go where no man has ever gone before.and to stay there. You may say that he's a dreamer; celebrate him as a visionary, or dismiss this as futurist fantasy.
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Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.Cornerstone Books
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. In this work, Buzz Aldrin, celebrated astronaut, states his belief that it is not only possible but vital to America's future to keep pushing the space frontier outward for the sake of exploration, science, development, commerce, and security, with the goal to rea…ch Mars. The book contains photographs, illustrations, an appendix, and an index. This copy is clean and solid. SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN AND LEONARD DAVID, flat signed on the title page. The original receipt is laid in. Appears to be unread. Price is not clipped. Signed by Author(s).
