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More imagesStages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Bilstein, Professor Roger E; Lucas, William R; Nasa History Office
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. BOX packed with padding! Pages: writing at top of inside cover, otherwise, not written on, clean, bright, odor free. Cover: heavy crease at front bottom corner and back top corner, rubbing to corner tips. See Photos! Ships from California. Ships same or next day (weekdays and Saturdays)! ABOUT: Summary of Stages to Saturn by Roger E. Bilstein (NASA SP-4206) This book is a sweeping, meticulously detailed chronicle of the development of the Apollo/Saturn launch vehicles, tracing the technological, organizational, and human dimensions behind one of NASA's most ambitious engineering feats. Key Themes & Structure - Historical Context & Origins - Begins with a prologue on the Apollo 11 mission, setting the stage for the Saturn program's significance. - Explores the roots of American rocketry, including the influence of German engineers like Wernher von Braun. - Engineering & Innovation - Breaks down the evolution of Saturn's components: from the H-I and F-1 engines to the unconventional RL-10 and J-2 cryogenic engines. - Details the development of stages like the S-IVB, S-IC, and S-II, highlighting the challenges of scale, fuel, and thrust. - Systems & Management - Examines NASA's organizational structure, especially the role of the Marshall Space Flight Center. - Discusses logistics, contractor coordination, and the complex choreography of launch operations. - Legacy & Impact - Reflects on the Saturn program's influence on aerospace engineering and its enduring legacy in space exploration. - Includes appendices on flight history, funding, remaining hardware, and key personnel. Why It Stands Out Bilstein's work is not just a technical manualit's a narrative of ambition, collaboration, and ingenuity. It captures the interplay between cutting-edge science and the human drive to reach beyond Earth.…

Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Bilstein, Professor Roger E; Lucas, William R; Nasa History Office
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Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Bilstein, Professor Roger E; Lucas, William R; Nasa History Office
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Published by Methuen, London, 1111
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good-. 12mo. Signed by E.V.Lucas on the half title page. n.d. presumed first. Bump and wear to spine and corners.Rubbing to joints. Damp affected .Remainder of label to fpdwn.Tear to page 117 through text. 4 plates by Buckland. Foxing. Soiling to endpapers. Reading copy. Book.
Published by Pageant Press
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Lucas, Roger E. WAKE UP TO SPRING! New York: Pageant Press, Inc. 1961. FIRST EDITION. [So states.] Illustrated in color by Robert EricMoore. Unpaginated (pages not numbered), color illustrated endpapers, folio (9 1/4" wide x 12 1/4" high), spine lettered white, green cloth(hardcover), illustrated dust jacket. Edges of dust jacket worn, soiled, small tears; unmarked; quite clean; generally in good or better condition.(JO-F).…

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Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Bilstein, Professor Roger E; Lucas, William R; Nasa History Office
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Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Bilstein, Professor Roger E; Lucas, William R; Nasa History Office
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Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicles
Bilstein, Professor Roger E; Lucas, William R; Nasa History Office
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Published by Pageant Press, Inc., New York, NY, 1961
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Green Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Scarce. First in series of four children's books about changing seasons with full page black and green illustrations throughout. Book has fading/rubbing/water stain? on bottom half, but spine lettering bright and upper half very good. Interior very good+. Jacket fully intact, with some browning to edges, and tears along edges; in protective archival mylar cover. Inscribed "To the great team, Marty & Bill, With all best wishes & thanks, Roger 'Buzz', 1968. " Illustrator simply signed his name. Guaranteed satisfaction; booksellers since 1988. Moore, Robert Eric (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).…

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Published by Pageant Press, 1961
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Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. HB/DJ, G/poor. 1st Ed, not price-clipped. Inscribed and signed by both author and illustrator. No other markings but boards are slightly splayed. At Streamside Books, each book is accurately described and priced to sell. Inscribed by Author(s).…

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Etudes sur la Bretagne et les Pays celtiques - Mélanges offerts à Yves LE GALLO
Collectif -Centre de Recherche bretonne et celtique - Yves LE GALLO - Avec les contributions de Yves Le Gallo / Jacqueline Amat / Jean Balcou / Fañch Broudic / Marie-Thérèse Cloître / Yvon Cousquer / Tanguy Daniel / Bernard Duchatelet / Louis Elegoët / Jean-Yves Eveillard / Léon Fleuriot / Patrick Galliou / Pierre Gouletquer / André Guilcher / Bernard Hallégouët /Maurice Haslé / Yannick Hillion / Dewi M. Jones / Jean Kerhervé / Donatien Laurent / Yves Le Berre / François Lebrun / Daniel Le Couédic / Jean Le Dû / Jean-Louis Le Floc'h / Jean-André Le Gall / Louis Le Guillou / Roger Leprohon / Maurice Lucas / Gaël Milin / Edmond Monange / Fañch Morvannou / Robert Omnès / Yann-Ber Piriou / Yann-Erwan Plourin / Fañch Roudaut / Auguste-Pierre Ség
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BREST, C.R.B.C. - BREST, Centre de Recherche bretonne et celtique - 1987- E.O. - in-8, 16 x 23,5 cm - broché, sous jaquette illustrée - 490 pages - comme neuf - 490 pages - Comme neuf - Réf. 5421 Résumé:Autant qu'au professeur de Civilisation de la Bretagne à l'Université de Brest, c'est au fondateur et directeur du Centre de Recherche Bretonne et Celtique que les auteurs des articles de ce volume de mélanges ont désiré rendre un témoignage de respect et de reconnaissance. Voulue par Yves Le Gallo, la pluridisciplinarité du CRBC se reflète dans ce recueil où se côtoient travaux d'historiens, de géographes, d'ethnologues, de linguistes, de littéraires, etc. tous élèves, collaborateurs, collègues, amis les termes ne sont pas obligatoirement antonymiques d'Yves Le Gallo. Livres 115151737232).…

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Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnNASA SP 4206. NASA History Series. Study of the development of the Saturn launch vehicle for the Apollo Moon Missions. Recounts the exploits of the Saturn vehicle s operational life from orbital missions around Earth testing Apoll.…