AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY
Michael L. Ciancone ISSUE 11 Chairman SEPTEMBER AAS History Committee 2010 Soccer stars visit Johnson Space Center
During the World Cup event in South Africa this past summer, I was reminded of the spaceflight of South African Mark Shuttleworth to the ISS in 2002 and EXPLORER wondered RUSSIAN whether he TOZ-82 would make an appearance at PAGE 7 Newsletter of the some point in AAS History Committee support of education and astronautical.org/committees/history development in AAS History Timothy M. Chamberlin, editor southern Committee [email protected] X Africa. If he Michael L. Ciancone, did, it was a Chair stealth appear- Matthew Bille ance. So now I’m thinking James Busby Inside about soccer in Timothy M. Chamberlin the context of Stephen E. Doyle spaceflight — Dr. Donald C. Elder this should be Steve Garber interesting. Later in the summer, Houston R. Cargill Hall hosted the “all-star” game for Major League Robert Jacobs Soccer (MLS), which pitted MLS players Dr. Stephen B. against English Premier League powerhouse Johnson Manchester United. I mention this because Joan Johnson-Freese many celebrities and athletes (sometimes one and the same!) make a point of visiting Dr. De Witt Douglas NASA Johnson Space Center when they are in Kilgore Two-volume set now Houston. The Red Devils and MLS All-Stars James R. Kirkpatrick were no exception, as evidenced by the Dr. Roger D. Launius available. Committee accompanying image of Edwin van der Sar, Dr. Otfrid Liepack 3 welcomes release of space Shalrie Joseph and Ryan Giggs visiting the Gideon Marcus history encyclopedia. Mission Control Center. Finally, in the spirit Robert Pearlman of uniting spaceflight and soccer (or foot- Dr. Asif Siddiqi ball/futbol, as you wish), I note that the Dr. Trevor C. Sorensen NASA Ames Research Center hosted a STL collection growing. Katherine Scott Gideon Marcus talks about demonstration of the aerodynamic “knuck- ling” effect of the official World Cup soccer Sturdevant his research into Space Dr. Rick W. Sturdevant 6 ball (the Jabulani). I hope you enjoy this Technology Laboratories. latest edition of our little newsletter. R Frank H. Winter
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NEWS BRIEFS Timothy M. Chamberlin ®®® NEWSLETTER Editor ®®®A ceremony observing the 50th INDEX X anniversary of Marshall Space Flight Center Explorer newsletter was held Sept. 8 in Huntsville, Ala., where a Encyclopedia / 3 I new marker was Emme Award / 4 S S unveilved commemorat- Quest / 6 U ing the center’s dedica- E Call for papers / 8 Delta rockets tion by President Dwight On Radio / 8 1 D. Eisenhower in 1960. 1 ®®®The U.S. Air Force Centers keep going, Space & Missile History & museums / 8 S Courtesy of MSFC Center officially opened Calendar / 9 E P in August in Cape Canaveral, Fla. and going ... Astronautical T Admission to the 3,200-square-foot facility E publications / 10 is free. On display is the story of each M Spotlight / 13 B There have been a lot of achievements launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Air E in rocketry and spaceflight and another is Force Station. ®®®Baikonur, the Russian Looking Back / 15 R just around the corner. space launch center in Kazakhstan where 2 As early as next month, two more Delta Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly in History Series / 16 0 rockets are scheduled to lift satellites into space, began its 55th year of operations in Obituaries / 17 1 space. The first, a United Launch Alliance June. (See Looking Back, Page 15) 0 Charter / 18 Delta 4-Heavy, is carry- ®®®The rocket engines on display in ing a classified spy front of the Notes / 18 satellite for the U.S. StenniSphere at Stennis National Space Center in Reconnaissance Office. Mississippi, including a The second, a ULA Delta SSME, could be moved 2 rocket, is carrying the to a new science center fourth Italian COSMO- under construction next Courtesy of NASA SkyMed radar Earth- Space shuttle to the I-10 Hancock imaging satellite. main engine County Welcome What’s notable is that testing. Center, according to the one of these missions, space center’s newslet- whichever reaches ter (Lagniappe). ®®®Two newsreel clips Courtesy of NASA space first, will mark have been posted online showing the The launch of the 350th launch of a opening of the Tidbinbilla Deep Space OSO-I on June 21, 1975, aboard Delta rocket. Network station in 1965 and the a Delta rocket. NASA selected Honeysuckle Creek Manned Space Flight Douglas Aircraft Network station in 1967. Both are located Company in April 1959 as the prime near Canberra, Australia. Apollo 11 CONTACT US contractor to build the Delta rocket as a footage seen around the world was trans- EMAIL successor to Thor. The first successful mitted from Honeysuckle Creek. Michael L. Delta flight occurred in August 1960 carry- ®®®Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong ing the Echo 1A satellite. The PBS show was inducted into the Naval Aviation Ciancone, Chair “History Detectives” showed the launch Museum’s Hall of Honor in May. Armstrong michael.l. during a special space-themed episode in was a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952 ciancone@ June. (AAS History Committee member before joining the National Advisory nasa.gov Roger Launius shares his thoughts about Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1955. Timothy M. the episode — click here to read.) ®®®Earlier this year, AAS History Not to be overlooked, this is also the Committee member Don Elder was Chamberlin, Editor 50th year that Delta boosters are being appointed by New Mexico Gov. Bill timothy.m. launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Richardson to the New Mexico Museum of chamberlin@ gmail.com Force Station in Florida. R Space History Commission. R
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Two-volume X encyclopedia I S S U international E
1 in scope 1 S E Articles collectively describe P evolution of space exploration T E during the past 50 years, with M B attention given to the societal E impacts of space programs R
2 0 The AAS History Committee 1 welcomed the release in August of its space 0 history encyclopedia, Space Exploration and Humanity: A Historical Encyclopedia. Working with award-winning publisher ABC- CLIO, the History Committee provided sustained editorial support under the guid- ance of general editor Stephen Johnson. The two-volume set has more than 136 contributors, many of whom are leading space historians and experts affiliated with the American Astronautical Society. This includes William Burrows, T.A. Heppenheimer, John Krige, David Leverington, Howard McCurdy, and Michael Neufeld. The committee first began researching the manned and unmanned space exploration, BY THE project in 2003, and eventually expanded the including a full range of social, technological, overall depth of the encyclopedia into its and political issues, such as government NUMBERS present format covering all aspects of space policy, nationalism, and the technology/mili- Pages: 845 flight. tary-driven economy Volumes: 2 Whether investigating a specific issue or • Six overview essays, introducing each of Size: 7” x 10” event or tracing an overarching historic the encyclopedia's major sections and Publisher: ABC-CLIO trend, the encyclopedia offers students and putting that aspect of space exploration into general readers a comprehensive resource historical context ISBN: 978-1-85109-514-8 for launching a study of one of humanity's • Numerous photos, including stunning most extraordinary endeavors. shots from space, star charts, and technical On sale at: Select bookstores, including The encyclopedia covers all of the world’s drawings Amazon.com and space programs, from the development of • Short bibliographies conclude each BarnesandNoble.com. the first rockets through the latest Space entry, pointing readers to the best sources to Also available as an Shuttle and International Space Station find out more about the topic eBook from ABC-CLIO. missions; from the Hubble Space Telescope • A glossary defining the various technical to the latest Mars rovers. terms encountered in the encyclopedia Features include: Information about the encyclopedia can • 580 articles describing various aspects of be found at ABC-CLIO’s website. R
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2009 WINNERS And the Emme goes to ... OF EMME X
Jay Gallentine is the winner of 2009 Emme Award for AWARD FOR I Astronautical Literature for ‘Ambassadors from Earth’ ASTRONAUTICAL S S LITERATURE U The Emme Award Committee of Aerospace Press) E the American Astronautical Society (AAS) has I Francis F. Lyall and Paul B. Larsen, Emme Award chosen Jay Gallentine as the recipient of the “Space Law: A Treatise” (Ashgate Publishing 1 (Adult) 1 2009 Eugene M. Emme Award for Company) Jay Gallentine Astronautical Literature I Allan J. McDonald with James R. Hansen, S “Ambassadors for “Ambassadors From “Truth, Lies, and O-Rings: Inside the Space E From Earth: P Earth: Pioneering Shuttle Challenger Disaster” (University Press Pioneering T Explorations with of Florida). E Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft” The annual Eugene M. Emme Astronautical M Unmanned B (University of Nebraska Literature Awards, named for NASA’s first Historian, recognize three outstanding books Spacecraft” E Press). R The book offers a (Adult, Young Adult and Children categories) (University of unique and detailed that advance public understanding of astro- Nebraska Press) 2 nautics. They reward originality, scholarship 0 look at the historic Pages: 544 1 Jay Gallentine, unmanned missions and readability. 0 ISBN: 2009 winner that made headlines The winner of the Young Adult category is 978-0803222205 during the space age, Brian Fies for “Whatever Happened to the PREVIOUS including Sputnik, World of Tomorrow” (Abrams ComicArts). EMME AWARD Eric Braun is the winner in the Children’s WINNERS Explorer and Voyager. Emme Junior “Writing category for “If I Were An Astronaut (Dream (Young Adult) 2008 Big!)” (Picture Window Books). ‘Ambassadors’ took Brian Fies Digital Apollo — five years, and I spent Emme Junior Award finalists included: “Whatever Human and some of that time I Alan Dyer, “Mission to the Moon” Happened to the Machine wondering if anyone (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing) World of in Spaceflight, by was going to like the I Patrick O’Brien, “You Are the First Kid Tomorrow” David A. Mindell result. To receive an on Mars” (Putnam Juvenile) 2007 honor such as this, on I Jim Ottavani, Zander Cannon and Kevin (Abrams Von Braun: my first published Cannon, “T-Minus” (Aladdin, an imprint of ComicArts) Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing) Dreamer of Space, book, validates those Pages: 208 Engineer of War, years of effort,” said I Alexandra Siy, “Cars on Mars: Roving ISBN: by Michael J. Gallentine. “It's the Red Planet” (Charlesbridge Publishing) 978-0810996366 Neufeld humbling to look at the This is the first year that awards were list of prior Emme given in Young Adult and Children cate- recipients and think that I might be worthy gories, affectionately referred to as Emme Emme Junior of their ranks.” Junior Awards. These new AAS awards were (Children) created to recognize efforts to inspire and He said a follow-up book is under way, Eric Braun which more or less picks up where educate today’s students (and tomorrow’s “If I Were An “Ambassadors” left off. leaders) through publications aimed at K-12 Astronaut (Dream Gallentine, a video engineer, is a graduate students that effectively communicate the Big!)” of the University of Iowa and has spent time concept and possibilities of astronautics. editing films, commercials, and documentaries. The Emme Junior Selection Panel comprises (Picture Window Finalists for the award also included: members of the Education and History Books) Committees of the AAS, as well as an educa- I Ben Evans, “Escaping the Bonds of the Pages: 24 tion specialist for a nonprofit organization Earth: The Fifties and Sixties” (Springer- ISBN: and a recognized high school educator. Praxis) 978-1404857100 I H. Helvajian and S. Janson, “Small The complete list of past Emme Award Satellites: Past, Present, and Future (The recipients is available on the AAS website.R
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Courtesy of NASA / www.flickr.com Above and right: These images are among dozens posted on the photo-sharing site Flickr known as “The Commons.” President Lyndon B. Johnson, middle, and Vice President Spiro Agnew, right, view the liftoff of Apollo 11 from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969.
Three compilations of images going “NASA's long-standing partnership with back to some of NASA’s earliest space Internet Archive and this new one with programs are now available for comment on a Yahoo!’s Flickr provides an opportunity for section of the photo-sharing site Flickr known the public to participate in the process of as “The Commons.” discovery,” said Rivera. Visitors can add tags or keywords to The site is the result of a partnership images to identify objects and people, between NASA, Flickr, and Internet Archive, contributing to a new public database. a nonprofit digital library based in San “The public can help (NASA) capture Francisco. “The Commons” was launched historical knowledge about missions and with the Library of Congress to increase programs through this new resource and access to publicly held photography collec- make it available for future generations,” tions and provide a way for the public to said Debbie Rivera, lead for the NASA Images contribute information and knowledge. project at the agency's headquarters in The New Media Innovation Team at Washington, D.C. NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett The compilations share a common theme Field, Calif., enlisted the help of NASA and of NASA beginnings. The “Launch and history experts to compile the three image Takeoff” set captures iconic spacecraft and sets for “The Commons.” The group will aircraft taking flight. “Building NASA” spot- continue to create and release new photo lights ground-breaking events and the sets that highlight different elements, construction of some of NASA's one-of-a-kind themes or achievements. facilities. The “Center Namesakes” set NASA selected the Internet Archive in 2007 features photos of the founders and figure- to organize a comprehensive online compila- heads of NASA’s 10 field centers. tion of the agency’s vast collection of photo- To view the images, go to: http:// graphs, historic film and video on the NASA www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons. Images website. R
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S QUEST E P HISTORY OF T SPACEFLIGHT E M Courtesy of John Taber QUARTERLY B STL engineers examine the internal components of “Able-3,” which later became the successful E satellite called “Explorer 6.” The journal is R published quarterly 2 STL collection Gideon Marcus and is dedicated to 0 the history of space- 1 AAS History Committee 0 member flight. Stories cover grows despite the people, projects and programs that comprise the civil, busy schedule als I’ve collected. Even if I never write anoth- military and er article (perish the thought!), at least all of commercial space In 2006-07, I published a series of arti- my research will be accessible to the public. programs of the cles in Quest History of Spaceflight Quarterly The archive has created a bit of a snowball world. detailing the history of the Thor-Able rocket effect. Many people with their own archives Articles submitted and Pioneers 0-2. My goal was, and is, to of STL-related material have written me to by amateur and write a comprehensive history of Space share what they have. Pat Booton gave me a professional histori- Technology Laboratories, from 1957 to 1961. box of her late husband’s documents, a ans are welcome. As with many historians, my 8-to-5 job (in my priceless contribution. Robert Enichen told For more about case, running a busy law firm branch) has me the fascinating story of how he acquired the journal, go to: dwindled my writing time to a pittance. one of the engines built for one of the Atlas www.spacebusiness. This is not to say that I’ve been idle, howev- Able probes (a story that became an article com/quest er! In the past three years, I have amassed a in Space Times). Just the other week, Richard or email: huge collection of unique and rare historical Anderson offered me a sizable stack of note- historyofspace materials. In 2008, I pored through the collec- books filled with the work of his late father, @aol.com. tions at the basement of NASA headquarters, Robert Anderson, a former STL vice president and with the invaluable help of the staff there, and engineer. We’re still working out how to got a number of documents. Even more duplicate them. Latest edition: rewarding was a trip last summer to the It is hard for me to believe that four years Vol. 17 No. 3 archives at Northrop Grumman, which turned ago, I was just a graduate student casting (August 2010) up some amazing documents on the develop- about for a topic to research. It still bewil- Articles include: ment of Explorer 6 and Pioneer 5. I have inter- ders me that this critical juncture of space I An Interview with viewed a number of key STL personnel and history has been so neglected, and I hope Lt. Gen. Forrest gotten some interesting personal stories. that my work brings it out into the forefront. McCartney Progress on my next article, the Explorer 6 In this time of rapidly changing space priori- From U-2 to satellite, has been sporadic but substantial. ties, I think we would do well to analyze the I Corona: 50 Years For the past several years, I have run a exciting genesis of our nation’s space Later website at www.sdfo.org/stl, which has program for insight into the programs of R served as a clearinghouse for all the materi- today and tomorrow. R
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On display at a museum in Oklahoma, the Russian TOZ-82 gun I was standard issue for cosmonauts for more than two decades S S U E
1 Courtesy of NASA 1 Apollo 12 astronaut S Alan Bean E P WHAT’S NEW T E AT CENTERS M B & MUSEUMS E R The San Diego Air & Space Museum in 2 0 San Diego, Calif., 1 will honor the 0 accomplishments of famed air and space pioneers Saturday, Oct. 23, including Alan Bean, Apollo 12 LM pilot, during its annual Hall of Fame Tim Chamberlin / AAS History Committee Gala Celebration. The Russian TOZ-82 includes a swing-out machete and is capable of firing rifle bullets, shotgun ®®® Larry Capps, shells and flares. the chief executive officer of the U.S. Just off Interstate-40 in the small standard issue on Soyuz flights from 1986 Space & Rocket town of Weatherford, Okla., is a collection of through 2007. The weapon was stored Center in Huntsville, space artifacts that would delight even the unloaded on Soyuz capsules in a sealed metal Ala., for the past most expert of space historians. It is the container. In a letter in the museum, Leonov decade, announced hometown of retired Air Force Gen. Tom says the gun was for use only during emer- his retirement in Stafford, commander of the Apollo-Soyuz Test gency landings and could be used to send up August. ®®® The Project and Apollo 10, and where the Stafford flares and hunt wolf, bear, wild boar, and all hugely popular PBS Air and Space Museum is located. types of deer and elk. program “Antiques Inside, the facility boasts 40,000 square feet Roadshow” filmed a of museum space showing the history of ASTP — 35 YEARS LATER segment on space flight and rocketry in the United States and The NASA History Office, in celebration of toys at the former Soviet Union. the ASTP’s 35th anniversary, significantly StenniSphere Visitor Loaded with original hardware from each updated its website with detailed mission Center at Stennis of the major human spaceflight programs, biographies, an in-depth bibliograpghy and Space Center in including an F-1 engine and Stafford’s Apollo chronology, and audio and video galleries. Mississippi in July. 10 spacesuit, a prominent display is devoted http://history.nasa.gov/astp The video taken at to the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The Soviet ASTP was a symbolic mission promoting the center was part commander of ASTP, Alexei Leonov, donated cooperation between the United States and of a weekend Biloxi a three-barreled firearm (Russian TOZ-82) to Soviet Union, and involved the docking of stop for the the museum in 1999. The gun was designed at Soyuz 19 and the last Apollo spacecraft in program, which will the Tula Arms Factory in Tula, Russia, and July 1975.R air at a later date.
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Call for papers WHAT’S NEW NASA hires ON RADIO X 1961/1981: Key Moments new chief Professor Joanne I in Human Spaceflight Gabrynowicz S discussed the evolu- S The NASA History Division and the U tion of U.S. national historian National Air and Space Museum’s Division E space law as a of Space History invite proposals for recent guest of “The 1 Dr. William Barry has been appointed presentations to be held at its joint 1 Space Show.” NASA’s new Chief Historian. He started symposium, “1961/1981: Key Moments in Gabrynowicz is the position Sept. 7. Human Spaceflight,” at NASA S director of the E Barry had been serving as the NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., April National Center for P European Representative, based at the 26-27, 2011. T Remote Sensing and U.S. Embassy in Paris. The symposium coincides with four E the Air and Space M He replaces Steven Dick, who stepped significant anniversaries in the history of Law and Research B down from the job in 2009 to return to human spaceflight: The first human E Professor of Law at full-time research and writing. Steve spaceflight on April 12, 1961; the first U.S. R the University of Garber had been human spaceflight on May 5, 1961; Mississippi. 2 serving as acting President John F. Kennedy’s address to The Space Show is 0 director of the Congress on May 25, 1961, where he 1 heard live on 1150- NASA History announced the goal of sending astronauts 0 AM in Seattle four Division during the to the Moon by the end of the decade; and times a week. search for a the Space Shuttle’s first flight into orbit on For more, go to permanent April 12, 1981. www.thespaceshow replacement. All four events resulted from a unique .com. Barry received set of ideas, circumstances, and geopoli- Also ... "Space his BS from the tics that established a trajectory for future Talk” with aerospace William Barry U.S. Air Force human operations in space. journalist Jim Banke Academy, an MA Proposals may address any area of airs every Saturday from Stanford University, and a PhD from human spaceflight history related to the afternoon on 1240 Oxford University. His doctoral disserta- 1961/1981 theme and are due by Oct. 15. and 1350 WMMB-AM tion, “The Missile Design Bureaux and Please send proposals to: Roger D. from Florida's Space Soviet Manned Space Policy, 1953-1970” Launius ([email protected]) and Steve Coast beginning at won the American Institute of Garber ([email protected]) 2 p.m. EST. Aeronautics and Astronautics History Space memorabil- Manuscript Award in 2000. THE NSS Challenge ia collector and He served in the Air Force for 22 years historian Robert and first came to NASA in 2001. While in The National Space Society has a Pearlman, an AAS the Air Force he served as a pilot, on the special ongoing call for papers for “The History Committee faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy, NSS Challenge” that address the ques- member, was a and as a staff officer at U.S. European tion: Is an economically self-sufficient guest on the show Command. space settlement feasible on the Moon or Aug. 14. As Chief Historian, Barry will manage Mars or other bodies in the solar system? The show is NASA’s History Program and provide NSS has challenged industry and available as a free guidance to other professionals in devel- academic communities to “identify prod- iTunes podcast by oping studies and conducting research ucts that would support such a space subscribing to important to the agency’s history. The settlement without continuing subsidies.” "WMMB weekend." chief historian also researches, writes, Papers presented will help to clarify the For more, go to and delivers speeches to civic organiza- issues vital to such development, help wmmbam.com/ tions, historical conferences, and agency formulate international and domestic pages/spacetalk. related audiences, and researches and space policy and enhance the prospects html. writes material suitable for professional for commercial success. R publications. R
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2011 Calendar 2010 EVENTS X
Ask an Expert Lecture Series Conferences (cont.) FEBRUARY I S Weekly lectures presented by the OCTOBER 3-5 17th Annual S Space U Smithsonian’s National Air and Space 25-27 Third Wernher von Braun Exploration E Museum, Washington, D.C. Symposium: 21st century approach- Educators nasm.si.edu es to the use and development of 1 Conference,, 1 Lectures at the National Mall Building on space, University of Alabama, Johnson Space Wednesdays at noon: Huntsville, Ala. S Center, E SEPTEMBER Houston, Texas P 9-10 14th Annual T 22 The Apollo 17 Lunar Touch Rock, NOVEMBER E FAA M by Priscilla Strain 16-17 AAS National Conference, Radisson Commercial B 29 A Sampling of Aeronautical Uniform Resort at the Port, Cape Canaveral, Space E R Insignia, by Alex Spencer Fla. Transportation OCTOBER 19-21 Canadian Space Society Annual Conference,, 2 Walter E. 0 Summit, Lord Elgin Hotel, Ottawa, 1 27 Pioneers of Flight: Robert Goddard Washington Ontario 0 and the “Hoopskirt” Rocket, by Convention Michael Neufeld Center, DECEMBER Washington, D.C. Lectures at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 2 The Fifth Eilene M. Galloway 15-17 15th ISU Annual Center on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.: Symposium on Critical Issues in International Space Law, hosted by The National SEPTEMBER Symposium,, Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Strasbourg, 23 Thomas Scott Baldwin and his Red Space Law, Cosmos Club, France Devil, by Tom Crouch Washington, D.C. (Past events)
Conferences SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 27-01 61st International Astronautical Congress, Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
OCTOBER Courtesy of NASA 11-14 Science with the Hubble Space Robert Goddard Telescope, Palazzo Cavalli- MARCH Franchetti, Venice, Italy 30-31 49th annual 19-22 International Symposium for Robert H. Personal and Commercial Goddard Spaceflight 2010, New Mexico Farm Memorial & Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Symposium, Cruces, N.M. Greenbelt Marriott, Greenbelt, Md. Courtesy of NASA
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® 2010 Astronautical publications X
® THE AAS HISTORY COMMITTEE’S LIST OF PUBLISHED WORKS I S S This list comprises English-language books published (original appearance or new edition) U during the first half of 2010 on various aspects of spaceflight in a variety of disciplines and E ranging from juvenile and pop literature to texts intended for academia or practicing scientists ® 1 and engineers. In addition to obvious topics of human spaceflight and unmanned interplane- 1 tary explorations, this list includes books on more peripheral subjects, such as astronomy and cosmology, as well as the occasional nonastronautics title that has a space “flavor.” S — Michael Ciancone E P T A-H E Author(s) Title Publisher M B Ansari, Anousheh with My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran Plasgrave Macmillan E Homer Hickham to Space Pioneer R Arbatov, Alexei and Outer Space: Weapons, Diplomacy, and Security Carnegie Endowment for Vladimir Dvorkin (Eds.) International Peace 2 Aster, Robert Missions From JPL-Fifty Years of Amazing CreateSpace 0 Flight Projects 1 0 Badescu, Viorel Mars: Prospective Energy and Material Resources Springer Ball, David American Astrophilately A&A Publishers, LLC Ball, David, James Garry, Planetary Landers and Entry Probes Cambridge University Press Ralph Lorenz, and Viktor Kerzhanovich Benaroya, Haym Lunar Settlements CRC Benaroya, Haym Turning Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Springer-Praxis Moon and Mars Borasi, Giovanna Other Space Odysseys: Greg Lynn, Michael Lars Müller Publishers and Mirko Zardini (Eds.) Maltzan and Alessandro Poli Burgess, Colin Footprints in the Dust: The Epic Voyages of Apollo, University of Nebraska Press 1969-1975 Carmichael, Scott Moon Men Return - USS Hornet and the Recovery Naval Institute Press of the Apollo 11 Astronauts Caubarreaux, Eric For All Mankind: Recipients of the Congressional CreateSpace Space Medal of Honor Ciancone, Michael (Ed.) History of Rocketry & Astronautics - AAS History Univelt Series, Volume 33 Cisco, David Full Circle D L C Enterprises Comiso, Josefino Polar Oceans from Space Springer Dench, Paul Carnarvon and Apollo: One Giant Leap for a Rosenberg Publisher Small Australian Town Dick, Steven J. (Ed.) NASA's First 50 Years: Historical Perspectives NASA SP-2010-4704 Dick Steven J. and Mark L. Cosmos & Culture: Cultural Evolution in a NASA SP-2009-4802 Lupisella (Eds.) Cosmic Context Erickson, Lance Space Flight: History, Technology, and Operations Government Institutes Guo, Huadong Space Science & Technology in China: A Roadmap Springer to 2050 Harland, David Paving the Way for Apollo 11 Springer-Praxis Harvey, Brian Emerging Space Powers Springer-Praxis Heppenheimer, T. A. History of the Space Shuttle - Volume Two Smithsonian Books Howard, Sara Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Moon Strategic Book Publishing
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® THE AAS HISTORY COMMITTEE’S LIST OF PUBLISHED WORKS I S S I-S U E Author(s) Title Publisher Ivey, Noel and Marieke Lewis Aeronautics and Astronautics: A Chronology, NASA SP-2010-4031 ® 1 2001-2005. Note: This document is available 1 only in electronic format. S Jakhu, Ram National Regulation of Space Activities Springer E Johnson, Stephen B. (Ed.) Space Exploration and Humanity: A Historical ABC-CLIO P Encyclopedia T Lojdahl, Franz (Ed.) Future U.S. Launch Capabilities Nova Science Publishers E M Maguire, Dillon (Ed.) Exploring the Final Frontier: Issues, Plans Nova Science Publishers B and Funding for NASA E Mailer, Norman MoonFire: The Epic Journey of Apollo 11 Taschen R Note: This is the hardcover reprint of a title that appeared as a special edition in 2009. 2 Mayfield, Mark The Spaceflight Vault: A History of NASA's Whitman Publishing 0 Manned Missions 1 0 Mortillaro, Nicole Saturn: Exploring the Mystery of the Ringed Planet Firefly Books O'Brien, Frank The Apollo Guidance Computer: Springer-Praxis Architecture and Operation Pelton, Joseph The Farthest Shore: A 21st Century Guide to Space Apogee and Angelia Bukley (Eds.) Perryman, Michael The Making of History's Greatest Star Map Springer Prelinger, Megan Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race, Blast Books 1957-1962 Pyne, Stephen J. Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Age Viking of Discovery Rathgeber, Wolfgang, Kai-Uwe The Fair and Responsible Use of Space: Springer-Verlag Schrogl and Ray A. Williamson An International Perspective (Eds.) Riley, Chris and Philip Dolling NASA Apollo 11 Owners' Workshop Manual: 1969 Haynes Publishing Note: This title previously appeared on the list of 2009 publications, but it was not released until 2010. Roach, Mary Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void W. W. Norton Rothmund, Christophe (Ed.) History of Rocketry & Astronautics - AAS History Univelt Series, Volume 32, IAA History Symposia Sandau, Rainer, Hans-Peter Small Satellite Missions for Earth Observations: Springer Roeser and Arnoldo Valenzuela New Developments and Trends (Eds.) Schrogl, Kai-Uwe, Blandina Yearbook on Space Policy2008/2009: Springer Baranes, Christophe Venet, and Setting New Trends Wolfgang Rathgeber (Eds.) Seedhouse, Erik The New Space Race: China vs. USA Springer-Praxis Note: This title previously appeared on the list of 2009 publications, but it was not released until 2010. Seedhouse, Erik Prepare for Launch - The Astronaut Training Process Springer Praxis Seppinen, Ilkka Tapio The History of Finnish Space Activities Beauchesne and Risto Pellinen Shukor, Sheikh Muszaphar Journey to Space: A Memoir of Malaysia's MPH Group Publishing Sdn Bhd First Angkasawan
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® THE AAS HISTORY COMMITTEE’S LIST OF PUBLISHED WORKS I S S S-Z U E Author(s) Title Publisher Siddiqi, Asif The Rockets' Red Glare: Spaceflight Cambridge University Press ® 1 and the Soviet Imagination, 1857-1957 1
Space: A Visual Encyclopedia DK Publishing S Steven-Boniecki, Dwight Live TV from the Moon Apogee E Taylor, Frederic W. The Scientific Exploration of Mars Cambridge University Press P T Treadwell, Terry Stepping Stones to the Stars: The Story of Manned The History Press E Spaceflight M Webber, Derek The Wright Stuff: The Century of Effort Behind Apogee B Your Ticket to Space E Weiler, Edward Hubble: A Journey Through Space and Time Abrams R
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I S S U SPOTLIGHTASIF A. SIDDIQI E 1 What are your specific interests decided to do a poster on Neil Armstrong. Siddiqi is assistant 1 in space history? In doing research for the poster, I bought a professor of history book by Reginald Turnill titled “The at Fordham S Most of my research and writing has so E Observers Book of Manned Spaceflight,” University, and P far been on the history of the Soviet (and which totally and completely opened up a specializes in the T Russian) space programs. Although my new world for me. I quickly abandoned history of science E M early interest was driven by technical aviation for space. My father encouraged and technology and aspects, as I've gotten deeper into the B me greatly and bought me as many books modern Russian E field, I've become more interested in the as possible on space when I was a kid. I history. He is the R social and cultural dimensions of space was really deeply inspired by the Apollo author of “Challenge exploration. I'm fascinated by the complex 2 missions and tried to track down every last to Apollo: The Soviet 0 ways in which the lay public engages with Union and the Space 1 ideas about space exploration, particularly CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ® Race, 1945-1974,” 0 the processes of myth-making and history- which has received making. numerous national awards, including What are you currently working the AAS Emme on related to space history? Award for Astronautical In the field of Soviet space history, I’m Literature. In 2006, working on several small projects. I just the book was named finished a book titled “The Red Rockets’ in the Wall Street Glare: Spaceflight and the Soviet Journal as one of the Imagination, 1857-1957,” recently published five best books ever by Cambridge University Press. It looks at published on space the social and cultural roots of Russian exploration. fascination with spaceflight. I’m co-editing a book of essays on Soviet space culture titled “Into the Cosmos,” which is due out next year from the University of Pittsburgh Press. I am also beginning several new Hometown book projects. These include a book on the Dhaka, history of the Indian space program, a book Bangladesh on how to theoretically conceive of a “global history of space exploration,” and a Resides in book on the abandoned and failed Soviet N- New York City, 1 lunar project. N.Y. How did you get interested in Education space history? Texas A&M University; I was always interested in aviation, but I PhD, think my first interest in space was Carnegie sparked by my participation in a poster Mellon competition in the sixth grade. On a whim, I University
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® CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE I S bit of information I could. Reflecting back on boy, that’s a big list. I would have to include S U it, I'm still uncertain why it is that the Moon the following: Norman Mailer’s “Of A Fire on E landings gripped my imagination so much. the Moon” (1970), Michael Collins’ “Carrying As with many kids in their early teenage the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journeys” (1974), 1 1 years, the way I expressed my enthusiasm Henry S. F. Cooper’s “A House in Space” was through mastering all manner of arcane (1976), Howard McCurdy’s “Space and the S information about Apollo (I could name all American Imagination” (1997), Adam Bartos’ E the backup and support crews of every “Kosmos: A Portrait of the Space Age” P T mission in a blink). I think at the very core of (2001), Marina Benjamin’s “Rocket Dreams: E Apollo was something utopian, and that How the Space Age Shaped our Vision of a M ethos which allowed World Beyond” B E me to escape from (2003), and Andrew R the teenage years Smith’s “Moondust: into a world that In Search of the 2 seemed utterly Men Who Fell to 0 1 fantastic. I should Earth” (2005). 0 mention that I was Yaroslav Golovanov Probably my all also really into “ time favorite biog- comic books (Marvel was a brilliant writer raphy is Yaroslav Comics) so that and I don't think anybody ever Golovanov’s 1994 phase of my life was epic “Korolev: fakty a strange mix of fact captured the ethos of the early i mify” (Korolev: (Apollo) and fantasy Soviet space program as Facts and Myths). (superheroes) Golovanov was a which, now that I wonderfully as he did. brilliant writer and I think about, were don’t think anybody actually not that ever captured the different. ethos of the early Soviet space What are your program as wonder- favorite space-related books, fully as he ”did. Websites I go to regularly: The Space Review, the Novosti kosmonavtiki movies and Web sites? forum, and the NASA Spaceflight Forum. Movies: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Sunshine (2007), Besides the first piloted lunar and Aelita (1924), a silent film and one of the landing, what do you think was the earliest space-themed movies. One of my most memorable moment in space favorite space-themed films is the recent Russian mockumentary, Pervye na lune history and why? (First on the Moon, 2005) which is a fake June 13, 1983, when Pioneer 10 “left” the documentary about a Soviet attempt to send solar system. a man to the Moon in the 1930s. It's funny and spooky at the same time. In terms of What else would you like to share fiction, I would have to pick Arthur C. with us? Clarke’s “Childhood’s End” (1953). Although not strictly space-themed, I think Alfred Someone should give me $20 million so I Bester’s “The Demolished Man” (1953) is can hitch a ride on a Russian Soyuz. Please brilliant. As far as non-fiction history books, send your donations c/o Mike Ciancone. R
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10, 25, 50 & 75 I Unique YEARS AGO S moments in S the history of 10 years ago (2000) U rocketry and E ®®® The Zvezda astronautics service module of the 1 1 International Space Station reaches orbit. S ®®® Amazon.com E founder Jeff Bezos P T creates aerospace E company called Blue M Origin B E 25 years ago (1985) R
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Courtesy of cia.gov The Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is shown shortly before the historic launch of Sputnik on October 4, 1957. The image was taken during a U-2 aerial reconnais- sance mission. Flying at altitudes of 19 to 21 kilometers (about 62,000 to 69,000 feet), the spy plane was beyond the reach of the Soviet Air Defense Forces' fighter planes and antiaircraft artillery. Russian officials plan to replace Baikonur with a new launch facility at Vostochny, located in the Amur region in the Russian Far East.R Konstantin Ziolkovsky Sources: Eugene M. Emme, comp., Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science Technology in the Exploration of Space, 1915-1960 (Washington, DC: NASA, 1961). Defining Events NASA History, 1958-2006, by Roger Launius, Colin Fries, and Abe Gibson. http://history.nasa.gov
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