US AIR FORC ACAD 

pecial Bibliography Series 
This bibliography was COXD~ led by me&ers 

of the Departn;ent of Astronautics and the Library 

staff. 

holdings of the Air Ferce Academy Library 

sub j ect 

It represents a selected portion of the 

the 

For current xiaterials published after the 

date of this bibliography, consu8t the bi-munthly 

list of Selected - Nec; Books -- at the . 

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For the purposes of this bibliography, ths 

following definition of astronautics was used: 

astronautics, XI- I. The art, skill, or 

activity of operating space vehicles. 

2. In a broader sense, the art or 

science of designing, building, and 

operating space ~iehicles. (Air 

University. iierd-space -terms .. Interim glossary. PkixweIf AFB, Ala-, 

1958, p. 4) 

The objectives of Astronautics 401 are: 

11. To develop an appreciation of itfie 

engineering and military compromises which must 

be made in the creation of a new weapon system 

2. To develop an understanding of the 

fundamental physics of astronautics. 
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nterplanetary Society, 

travel London, Putnam, 195 7. I 

British Interplanetary Society papers, edited 

by Le J. Carter, on astronautics, the satellite vehicle, interplanetary flight, and the 

physical and biological aspects of space flight., 

Technical. 

Dornberger, Walter- - V - 2. New Pork, Vik 

1'354. (W 767 D71) 

The story of German rocket 

by the director of the Peenem 

station. Work described in 

Gantz, Kenneth F. United States air 

Garden __I 

-- on the ballistic missile. 

Doubleday, 1958. (UGK 1031 G21) 

The ballistic missile -- its technology, 

logistics, and strategy. &RY c 

first pubfished in Air Universit 

Review. Glossary of related terms. 

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Ley, Willy. Rockets, missiles, - and space travel, 

Rev. and enl. ed- New Ysrk. .I Viking Press, 

1957. (TLE 503 L68 1957) 

Detailed account of rocket and missile 

research" and test and applications to 

future space travel. -. 

Rosen, Milton William. - The Viking - rocket story. 

1st ed. Mew York, Harper, 1955. (m 531 WSI) 

The author, head of the Rocket Development 

Branch of the Naval Research Laboratory, 

explains how the rockets were designed and 

built, problems which- came up, and testing 

and launching at White Sands. 

language 

Non-technical 
Frasex, Ronald George Juta. Once round. the sun. ___I_- 

New York, Macmi1lan, 1958. (QC 801.3 

Gatland, Kenneth WiUiaa. 

gGided missile. 2nd ed. London, 

for Flight by Ififfe; iqew York, P 

Library, 1954. (m 531 G26) 

Goody, R, Me - The physics _of I- the stratosphere. 

Cambridge, England, University Press, 1954. 

(QC 879 G65) 

Hyde Plrgaret Oldxeyd. Exploring earth - and 

space. New York, Whittlesey, 1957- 

Kuiper, Gerard Peter. The atmospheres of thz 

earth - and planets. Rev. ed. Chicago, 

University of Chicago Press, 1952- 

(QB 505 K9 1952) 

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Kurth, RudolE. Introduction -to - the ~ec't-ranics 

of stellar system. 

€?ergaxion Press, 1957. (Q3 351. K9) 

- L O R ~~, Mew York, 

Levitt, Israel &ionroe. A space traveller 's 

guide to Yfars. 1st ed. New Ysrk, Bolt, 

1956- &I3 641 L66) 

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U. S. Departnent of the Amy. A 

Space travel. U. S. Depart~ea 

956. (2 5064 .s7 U5) 

Vaeth, Joseph Gordon. - 200 miles 

Xew York, Ronald Press, 1955. 

Van Allen, Jams Alfred. Scientific -use3 01 - 

earth satellites. Ann Arbor, University of 

lYichigan Press, 1956. (Qc 879 V2i) 

Hatson, Fletcher Guard. Between - the planets. 

Rev. ed. Cambridge, t-farvaacd University 

Press, 1956. (QB 6QI. W33 1956) 

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Caidin, Martin. Rockets - and missiles, past I 

and 

future. New York, &Bride, 1954, 

(=E 503 CZ3) 

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ism, 

ritish Book Centre, 1 
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Eranley, Fxanklp $5, Experiments in 

principles - of space travel. Ne 

Thanas Crowell, 2955. (TLE 103 

CPason, Clyde B. Exploring - the distant stars, 

Sew York, Putmm, 1958. (QB 44 C62) 

Wfnston, 1958 ' 

~olxss, David I=. 

Nzw York, Funk 

(TLE 1031 274) 
- The space encyclopedia. Naw ~ork, 

(2x2 1029 S73) 

Sternfeld, A. Lxterpianetary travel. $bscow, 

Foreign Languages Publishing Hmse, 1957* 

('lZE 1031 sa) 

Stine, George Barry. Rocket power - and space 

flight. Mew York, Holt, 1957- (Tu 503 S85 

Woodbury, David Oakes. Around - the world -- in 90 

minutes. 

(TU 1123 W88) 

New Yo&, Harcourt, Brace, 3958. 
Engineering, 

Aeronautics 

Air Force 

Aviation Age 

L-"ivfa t ion - Week 

Britisi-, Interplanetary 

Flight 

- Jet Propulsion 

Journal -of - the AerofSpace Sciences 

Fiissile Engineering I 

(rivlafion - Week reprints) 

Eissiles - and Rockets 

Space Technolo= 

(Aviation Week - reprints) 
ace Statio 
A 

Aviation - Space Travel 

atl;issiles 

Rockets and Rocket Propulsion 

Satellites 

Industrial P Arts Index (thru 

Guided Missiles 

Interplanetary Flight 

Propelhnts 

Rocket Propulsion 

Rockets 

Satellites, Artificial 

Readers Guide - to Periodical Literature 

Artificial Satellites 

Guided Missiles 

Rocket Propulsion 

Xockets 

Roc ke t s, Iat erp lane t ar y 

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Inquiries regarding techrricsI report lite 

ture and bibliographies compiled by private ad 

gOvernmental agencies and other libraries should 

be made to the reference librarians in the Air 

Force Academy Library. 

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