The Complete Book of Outer Space
 Dust-jacket from the first book publication | |
| Author | edited by Jeffrey Logan |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Frank R. Paul et al. |
| Cover artist | Chesley Bonestell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Space exploration |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1953 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 144 pp |
| OCLC | 6824625 |
The Complete Book of Outer Space is a 1953 collection of essays about space exploration edited by Jeffrey Logan. It first appeared as a magazine, published by Maco Magazine Corp. The first book publication was by Gnome Press in 1953 in an edition of 3,000 copies.
Contents
- Preface, by Kenneth MacLeish
- "A Preview of the Future: Introduction", by Jeffrey Logan
- "Development of the Space Ship", by Willy Ley
- "Station in Space", by Wernher von Braun
- "Space Medicine", by Heinz Haber
- "Space Suits", by Donald H. Menzel
- "The High Altitude Program", by Robert P. Haviland
- "History of the Rocket Engine", by James H. Wyld
- "Legal Aspects of Space Travel", by Oscar Schachter
- "Exploitation of the Moon", by Hugo Gernsback
- "Life Beyond the Earth", by Willy Ley
- "Interstellar Flight", by Leslie R. Shepard
- "The Spaceship in Science Fiction", by Jeffrey Logan
- "Plea for a Coordinated Space Program", by Wernher von Braun
- "The Flying Saucer Myth", by Jeffrey Logan
- "The Panel of Experts"
- "Chart of the Moon Voyage"
- "Chart of the Voyage to Mars"
- "Timetables and Weights"
- "A Space Travel Dictionary"
References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 299.
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