I am selling the books and reports listed below. Shipping will be added to all prices, however only the true shipping cost, depending on book size and weight as well as chosen delivery speed, will be charged, without any additional surcharge for handling. If you are interested, please email me at martinbayer.NOSPAM@earthlink.net (remove .NOSPAM from the address).
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For sale are two copies of the "Handbook of Astronautical Engineering", edited by Heinz Hermann Koelle, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York, First Edition, 1961, hardcover, no dust jacket.
This encyclopedic handbook is the only such comprehensive astronautics text ever produced and still constitutes an outstanding technical and scientific reference source. It treats major areas of space technology including structures, propulsion, guidance, and other significant topics and to date is the most massive and complete book on the overall astronautical field yet published.
It provides an excellent survey of the astronautical state of the art in space technology at the dawn of the space age on a total of 1872 pages with 350 tables, 1052 illustrations, about 2300 equations, approximately 1360 references and an extensive 35 page index. It was compiled and edited by the then Director of the Future Projects Office at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and constitutes a team work of specialist engineers and scientists mostly involved in the then current space flight developments in the US. The 135 major contributors include well known experts like Scott Crossfield, Kurt Debus, Krafft Ehricke, Frederick Ordway III, Eugen Saenger, Ernst Stuhlinger, George Sutton, and Robert Truax, and Walter Dornberger and Hermann Oberth were some of the famous members of the Editorial Board. Wernher von Braun, who was the Chairman of the Editorial Board, stated in his foreword: "A team of 150 leading specialists from government agencies, industry, and universities and three years of concentrated well-coordinated effort were required to produce the first handbook (on this planet!) summarizing the essential present knowledge in the field of space flight."
The editor called the tome the 'spaceflight bible' of the Sixties, and it served also a reference for the astronauts, each of whom received a personal copy when entering service with NASA.
The volume has been divided into the six major parts of fundamentals of astronautical engineering, astrodynamics, astrionics, propulsion, space vehicles, and space flight operations. Each of the 28 chapters included within these six parts are broken down into varying numbers of sections comprising 115 subchapters. The chapters deal with objectives and trends, geophysical and astrophysical fundamentals, engineering fundamentals, trajectory fundamentals, aerodynamic fundamentals, powered flight, free-flight trajectories close to celestial bodies, satellite orbits, lunar and interplanetary trajectories, atmospheric entry, relativistic rocket mechanics, fundamentals of astrionics, astronavigation, stability and control, electrical systems and power sources, communications systems and equipment, propulsion fundamentals, air-jet propulsion systems, solid propellant rocket engines, liquid propellant propulsion systems, advanced propulsion systems, design fundamentals, terrestrial vehicles, space vehicles, objectives and mission requirements, manned space flight, operational role of man, and ground operations.
The book covers a wide variety of spaceflight related topics, including such diverse aspects as spaceflight economy, social impact of space activities, vehicle system testing, relativistic flight mechanics, orbit control, body temperatures in space, launch facilities and operation, mission requirements, or flight evaluation, and includes lots of material, summaries and collections of tables, graphs, and bibliographic reference material not found anywhere else.
Although some sections are now somewhat dated due to the progress of technology especially in electronics, most of the fundamental information and data, for example on propulsion systems, as well as the basic formulas are still as valid and relevant as they were four decades ago and of special interest with respect to the renewed space exploration mandate NASA has just received.
The first edition of October 1961 comprised 7915 copies, and including a second edition at the end of 1963 only a total of 9818 were ever printed. Consequently the book is now very rare and hard to find.
The books are 6 ¼" x 9 ¼" tall and 2 ¼" thick. Both books are ex library copies that were recently surplussed by the Boeing company branch library at the Huntington Beach plant. They are in generally good condition, but have some shelf wear and rubbed boards, and corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed as well. Both have a crease on the title page (which is typical for used copies of this book) as well as typical library marks and stamps respectively remnants of stickers. One also has a small tear on the tile page, while the other has perforations on the first three pages stemming from a staple. One is stamped "North American Aviation, Inc. / Los Angeles Division Library" and the other "North American Aviation / Jun - 3 1963 / Received / Columbus Engineering Data". Both also wear the stamp "Withdrawn from Boeing Library Holdings" and thus actually represent a bit of aerospace history in themselves.
The price of each copy is $140.
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For sale is a report "Scientific Results from the Explorer Satellites", A. R. Hibbs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, External Publication No. 514, Copy No. 275, June 2, 1958, paperback.
This report provides a history of the Explorer I and III satellite launches during 1958 together with a description of the payload instrumentation and presents a summary of the results of experiments in the areas of instrumentation temperature, micrometeorite activity and cosmic ray intensity. The results of preliminary analyses of the various measurements are also given, together with a discussion of the implications for follow on activities. As a contemporary document of the first two successful US satellite launches, this report constitutes a piece of aerospace history.
The report has a total of 30 pages and is 8 ¾" x 11 ¼" tall. It comprises 5 sections and contains a table with orbital characteristics as well as black and white photographs, drawings and diagrams. It has a plastic binding.
The price is $12.
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For sale is a copy of "Hypersonic Technology Programme" released by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology, Bonn, Germany, 1989, paperback brochure.
This brochure outlines the hypersonic technology program that the German Federal Ministry for Research and Technology initiated in 1988 with the goal of developing the fully reusable two stage SÄNGER space transportation system. The program aimed at first creating required technologies and then demonstrating them in an experimental vehicle before making a decision of full scale development of an operational system as a joint international venture within the European Space Agency. The program gives a brief overview over relevant past national activities, such as tests of reentry vehicle configurations in the late Sixties and early Seventies, and analyzes the then current situation in the area of spaceplanes in other countries. It also defines the objectives and structure of the program including funding profiles and describes the SÄNGER vehicle reference concept configuration and the associated issues and technological challenges. It contains a three view drawing of the SÄNGER reference concept design including the HORUS orbiter and preliminary vehicle data for all stages as well as a graph depicting the mission profile of the hypersonic first stage and a graphic illustrating the different airbreathing propulsion alternatives. Diagrams on surface temperatures and engine performance as functions of flight Mach number are also included.
The softbound brochure has 38 pages and is 5 ¾" x 8 ¼" tall. It comprises 9 chapters including a summary, a bibliography and abbreviations, and is illustrated with color and black and white drawings and two color photographs.
The price is $6.
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For sale is a copy of "1997 Microcosm Directory of Space Technology Data Sources", edited by James R. Wertz, Microcosm Press and Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996, paperback.
This book is conceived as a compendium of practical astronautics information. It provides names and contact information of hundreds of individuals and organizations in the US and abroad that can provide required data and includes annotated bibliographies of relevant books, journals, software and web sites as well as the addresses of technical bookstores and principal sources of astronautics information by mail. It also comprises a complete list of astronautical physical parameters, tables of Earth, Moon and Mars satellite parameters as a function of altitude, references for obtaining space environment models, and a set of units and conversion factors. The book is structured in five parts and 15 sections, covering the major areas of data sources, education, training and conferences, organizations, and technical data.
The book has 425 pages and is 6" x 9" tall and ¾" thick. It is in very good condition.
The price is $16.
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For sale is a copy of "Space News Directory of Worldwide Space 1997 - 1998", Space News Press, 1997, paperback.
This directory contains comprehensive information on space authorities, ministries and agencies as well as manufacturers and subcontractors, service providers, educational institutions and public interest organizations. It consists of nine sections providing names and contact information of thousands of individuals and organizations around the world and includes summary descriptions as well as an additional section with a trade show calendar and web sites, an introduction with a survey and future forecast on space and satellite markets until 2006, a product and service index, and a company index. It also comprises financial information and employment data.
The book has a total of 338 pages and is 8 ¼" x 10 ¾" tall and ¾" thick. The book is an ex library copy that was recently surplussed by the Boeing company branch library at the Huntington Beach plant and wears the stamp "Withdrawn from Boeing Library Holdings". It has slight shelf wear and library stickers and markings, but is otherwise in good condition.
The price is $16.
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For sale is a copy of "Via Satellite's 2001 Satellite Industry Directory", Phillips Business Information, 23rd Edition, 2000, paperback.
This directory provides extensive information on the commercial communications satellite industry, including market trend data, organizational charts, and listings for thousands of satellite companies and organizations around the world. It features exhaustive profile sections of domestic and international satellite operators, transponder brokers, manufacturers, suppliers and professional service providers, which include contact information, coverage maps, service offerings, key personnel, and contact information. These profile sections are divided into operational geostationary, operational non-geostationary, planned geostationary, planned non-geostationary, and international and regional networks. The directory offers easy-to-use index pages detailing satellite systems, satellite operators, services offered, and geographic locations. It also includes listings of industry regulators, agencies authorities and organizations providing satellite products and support services. In addition to the thirteen main sections, the directory also includes a web site index to leading companies in the satellite industry, acronyms and abbreviations, a glossary, and a company index.
The book has a total of 904 pages and is 8" x 10 ¾" tall and 2" thick. The book is an ex library copy that was recently surplussed by the Boeing company branch library at the Huntington Beach plant and wears the stamp "Withdrawn from Boeing Library Holdings". It has slight shelf wear and soiling to the outside as well as library stickers and markings, but is otherwise in good condition.
The price is $30.
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For sale is a copy of "The Starflight Handbook: a Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel", by Eugene F. Mallove and Gregory L. Matloff, Wiley Science Editions, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1989, hardcover, dust jacket and transparent protective cover.
This book is a compendium of scientific and engineering knowledge about interstellar travel. It offers a high-level overview in nontechnical text of the many different fascinating and exotic approaches and technologies that have been proposed for interstellar travel and contains in depth discussions of concepts ranging from nuclear pulse propulsion engines over ramscoops and interstellar navigation systems to solar sails and slingshots off of neutron stars, with detailed technical and mathematical information and formulas provided in sidebars and special appendices separated from the main text. Topics addressed in the 16 chapters include methods of interstellar propulsion, astrodynamics, space power systems, space-time difficulties in starflight, star-to-Earth communications, effects of starflight on people and machines, hibernation and suspended animation, interstellar arks and colonies, and techniques for spotting extrasolar planets. Interwoven through the text are historical perspectives as well as related social and cultural considerations about perspectives of starflight within the near to medium term future.
The handbook contains a wealth of detailed information and graphic presentations, and many of the diagrams and concepts were originated by Robert Forward, a prominent name in the field of interstellar travel. Forward has done extensive research into solar/magnetic sails, space towers and tethered satellites. Freeman Dyson (creator of the Dyson sphere) is another well known scientist featured in the book. Other starships covered include the Orion and Daedalus pulsed-nuclear spaceships.
The book has a total of 274 pages and is 7 ¾" x 9 ½" tall and 1" thick. It includes black and white photographs, both scientific and artistic drawings, diagrams and tables as well as formulas, literature references, seven appendices and an index.
The book is an ex library copy with a dust jacket and a transparent protective cover. It has typical library marks, stamps and stickers, but is otherwise in very good condition.
The price is $16.
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For sale is a copy of "Rockets into Space" by Frank H. Winter, Frontiers of Space series, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1990, hardcover, dust jacket.
This volume is a well-written and informative comprehensive history of the theoretical formulations and technological breakthroughs that have charted the evolution of rocket propulsion and vehicle design and succinctly discusses the development of space launch vehicles, from the founders of modern space flight theory, to the early rocket experimenters through current expendable launchers to future space propulsion systems in concise chapters dense with narrative and anecdotal detail. It begins with an overview of the big three pioneer theorists Tsiolkovsky, Goddard, and Oberth. A particularly interesting chapter describes the clandestine development of the V-2 rocket in Germany and its impact on postwar rocket research and satellite development in the U. S. and Soviet Union. Winter traces the lineage of present-day launch vehicles from their Cold War origins as weapons systems to current satellite launchers. It is a detailed, technical discussion of the various rockets, both Russian and American, that have made space exploration possible. A chapter at the end discusses the future and surveys exotic propulsion systems that currently lie on the frontiers of science, like nuclear, ion, solar, laser, and a few other means of propulsion that will shape the spaceflight and space policy decisions of tomorrow.
The book has a total of 165 pages and is 6 ¾" x 9 ½" tall and ¾" thick. It includes 22 illustration plates comprising black and white photographs and artistic drawings, source notes and an index.
The book is a slightly used copy with a dust jacket. The dust jacket has some creasing and scratching, but the book is otherwise in very good condition.
The price is $12.