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Across the Space Frontier

1952 · ref. 8933 — New York: The Viking Press 1952. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Chesley Bonestell. 8 1/4 X 11 Inches. 147 PP. "Across the Space Frontier" is a landmark anthology that gathered the most forward-thinking aerospace experts of its day-including Wernher von Braun Willy Ley and Heinz Haber-to outline technically credible visions of rockets orbital stations reusable shuttles and lunar voyages. The book turned speculative ideas into vivid accessible concepts that sparked public enthusiasm and helped lay the intellectual groundwork for later NASA programs such as the Saturn V. As a primary source on pre-Sputnik optimism it remains a crucial reference for historians tracing how early scientific optimism transitioned into the concrete engineering achievements of the space age. First edition copy with original price of $3.95 intact on front flap. Text clean and tight. DJ lightly worn at edges and spine ends. The first book in the series of three that were expanded from Van Braun's earlier Collier's magazine articles. An important work in the history of space travel and the American Space program. The Viking Press hardcover