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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Spaceship Handbookby Jack Hagerty and Jon C. Rogers
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When the 20th Century dawned, the spaceship was a fantasy. By the time it closed, it was a commodity. See how one of humanity's oldest dreams became a reality.
The driving force behind this evolution was imagination: The imagination of scientists and engineers, the imagination of authors and artists, the imagination of movie and TV producers. Despite hordes of detractors, their collective vision lifted us off this planet in these ships of the imagination which led directly to our making our first actual teetering steps into the cosmos. Spaceflight historian and rocket enthusiast Jack Hagerty chronicles the evolution of the spaceship during the century by examining 75 of them; some serious, some whimsical, some terrifying, and all fascinating. Jack delves into the background of each design, examining the motivations of and the influences on the designers. Each ship is described and analyzed in detail. Each entry includes a data drawing by Jon Rogers sufficient for hobbyists and/or craftmen to build a version of their own. Review:Spaceship Handbook is a delight to own, to read from beginning to end, and to return to frequently in search of favorite nuggets. It gives spaceflight practitioners and enthusiasts alike an instatnt classic." Frederick I. Ordway, aerospace historian, science advisor for 2001: A Space Odyssey Review:"The Holy Grail / of all things / Star Flight dreams / and Spaceship Wings / are made of!" Curtis J. Hepworth, noted Buck Rogers authority and collector Review:"This is such a treat for all the people who have been looking forward to it the past four years. How lucky we are to be able to buy a book like this. The fact it exists is miracle enough!" Alex Seltsikas, Thunderbird fan extaordinaire and international Radio Controlled Rocket Glider competitor Synopsis:Spaceship Handbook examines 75 influential Rocket and Spacecraft designs of the 20th Century, their designers, and the stories surrounding their creation. These stories tell of the spaceship's birth in the work of theoretical geniuses, its struggle for acceptance in Entertainment, and the exciting prospects for real spaceships in the near future. Written by Jack Hagerty and Jon C. Rogers with a foreword by noted aerospace authority Frederick I. Ordway III, the book is large (11.5" by 9" by 1.5" thick) hardbound, and printed on 80 lb matte coated stock with Smyth-sewn binding. It is 534 pages including Introductions, Appendices, a 16-page index; and has a beautiful oil painted cover. In addition to the 114 detailed Data Drawings sheets that are central to its documenting 20th Century spaceships, it contains 250 Color Pictures, 150 black and white pictures, and over 100 additional illustrations. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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