The Pre-Astronauts: Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space by Ryan, Craig - 0000-00-00

Naval Institute Press, 1995-05. Hardcover. Good. 1.2000 9.2900 6.3100. Ex library copy.

UsedAcceptable. Cover/Case has some rubbing and edgewear. Access codes, CD's, slipcovers and other accessories may not be included.

US Naval Institute Press, 1995. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Brand: Naval Institute Press, 0000-00-00. First Edition, First Printing. hardcover. Used: Good.

Naval Institute Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Naval Inst Pr, January 1995. Hardcover . Very Good/Very Good. no. A very good reading copy. Can show some minor wear.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Naval Inst Pr, 1995. Hardcover. good. 6x1x9. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes ; Good hardcover with tips bumped, creasing, book club, wavy and stained pages, dust jacket, nicked, and prompt shipping with tracking.

Annaapolis, Maryland: Naval Instittute Press, 1995. Third Printing . Hard. Fine/Fine. 6 1/4" X 9 1/2. 327 Pages Indexed. Back in the 1950s and early 1960s, before liquid-fuel rockets had launched us full-sail onto what John Kennedy would call the "new ocean," a small fraternity of daring, brilliant men made the first exploratory trips into the upper stratosphere to the edge of outer space in tiny capsules suspended beneath plastic balloons. They saw things no one had ever seen, and they experienced conditions no one was sure they could survive. This book tells the story of these brave and tenacious men as they labored on the cusp of a new age. The author captures the drama of their spectacular achievements and those of many of the other space pioneers who made America's stratospheric balloon programs possible. Their now largely forgotten programs supplied many systems and processes adopted by NASA. Unfortunately, some of the valuable lessons they brought back from the edge of space were ignored -… Read More

Naval Inst Pr, 1995-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!