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2 reviews
Wernher Von Braun, Henry J. White

University of Illinois Press, 1962

A book for the true space junkie.
Do you wonder how they did it? How they actually figured out how to get to the moon? Well, this is Von Braun's plan for getting to mars using the technologies available in the early 1950's and it shows the detailed thinking necessary to figure out how to make it all work. Lots of math and diagrams. My vote for the best book of the century. To give you some idea, I already own this book, a 1962 ...

Conquest of the moon,

1 review
Wernher Von Braun, Fred L. Whipple, ...

Viking Press, 1953

The Vision of Lunar Exploration
Hor do you explore a New World? Well, in the middle of the 20:th Century the mode of exploring on the Earth, for example Antarctica, consisted of massive teams of specialists with assorted technical support teams. Hands-on was another catchword. Thus, to do a first-look exploration on the Moon it could be argued that a team of fifty - emphatically men! - doing a six weeks field trip to our ...

Project MARS: A Technical Tale

8 reviews
Wernher von Braun

Collector's Guide Publishing Inc, 2006

Science and History intertwined
Wernher von Braun first worked for Hitler, then came to America and made our missions to the moon possible. A brilliant rocket scientist, von Braun must have had a lust for life like few others. Individuals well read in the physical sciences and in the history of WWII and its aftermath, will truly find this work of fiction a fascinating account of the workings of a genius mind.

Project Satellite
Kenneth W. Gatland, Wernher Von Braun, ...

The British Book Centre, 1958

Historical collection of 4 essays by 4 of the founders of the American space program - Werner Von Braun, Kenneth Gatland, Harry Ross, and A.V. Cleaver. Includes many photos and diagrams, likely the most complete and authoritative report,in 1958, about USA efforts at space flight, focused on the early satellite launchings, a scarce piece of space history