"The Complete Book of Outer Space" edited by Jeffrey Logan. New York: Gnome Press, 1953. First hardcover edition

“The Complete Book of Outer Space” is a collection of essays about space exploration that first appeared as a magazine, published by Maco Magazine Corp. The hardcover book was produced mainly for libraries and is the rarest of all Gnome imprints. The dust jacket illustration is by Chesley Bonestell.

 

Contents

 

"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"

 

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