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Monographs in Aerospace History Series

 

Hard copies of the following monographs, except for Monograph No. 1, may also be requested from the NASA Information Center, Code CI-4, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, 20546 or call 202-358-0000. To speed response, please include a 9x12 inch self-addressed, stamped (for 10 ounces) envelope for each monograph.

  1. Toward a History of the Space Shuttle: An Annotated Bibliography (Washington, D.C.: Monographs in Aerospace History No. 1, 1992). Compiled by Roger D. Launius and Aaron K. Gillette. Out of Print. This monograph provides detailed bibliographical information about the origins, development, and operation of the Space Shuttle. In the United States, detailed proposals for a reusable space vehicle were developed as early as the 1950s, and several projects reached the design and test stage in the 1960s. When actually built and flown in the 1970s and 1980s, the Space Shuttle became the cornerstone of the U.S. space exploration program. Throughout the long history of the Space Shuttle concept, numerous books, studies, reports, and articles have been written. This selective, annotated bibliography discusses those works judged to be most essential for researchers writing scholarly studies on the Space Shuttle's history. Along with a summary of the contents of each item, judgments have been made on the quality, originality, or importance of some of these publications.
  2. An Annotated Bibliography of the Apollo Program (Washington, D.C.: Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 2, 1994). Compiled by Roger D. Launius and J.D. Hunley. Paperback. Commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, this small study contains a detailed listing and analysis of publications relating to Apollo program. Not technical in nature, this bibliography emphasizes the historical evolution of the effort to land Americans on the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s.
  3. Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis (Washington, D.C.: Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 3, 1994). By Roger D. Launius. Paperback. Commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, this small study analyzes the progress of Apollo during the 1960s and early 1970s.
  4. Enchanted Rendezvous: John C. Houbolt and the Genesis of the Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Concept (Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 4, 1995). By James R. Hansen.
  5. Hugh L. Dryden's Careeer in Aviation and Space (Washington, D.C.: Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 5, 1996). By Michael H. Gorn. Paperback. This fascinating biography of Hugh Dryden covers his early years as a child prodigy, his work during World War II, his time at the NACA, and his dedicated service to NASA. It is the basis for a full-length biography that will be published by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1998.
  6. Women in Flight Research (Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 6). Written by by Sheryll Goecke Powers, this not only provides much information about women involved in (especially early) flight research at what became the Dryden Flight Research Center but also a lot of details about how data was recovered from research flights and about the early history of the Center.
  7. Walking to Olympus: An EVA Chronology (Monograph in Aerospace History No. 7, 1997).Written by David S.F. Portree and Robert C. Trevino. This monograph is also available as a 3.5MB pdf file.
  8.  Legislative Origins of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958: Proceedings of an Oral History Workshop (Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 8, 1998), John M. Logsdon, moderator. This monograph is available on-line in a text-only pdf file or a large (8 MB) pdf file with graphics.
  9. U.S. Human Spaceflight, A Record of Achievement, 1961-1998 (Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 9). Compiled by Judy A. Rumerman, this monograph contains very useful summaries of each U.S. piloted spaceflight mission as well as overviews of NASA's major human spaceflight programs.
  10. NASA's Origins and the Dawn of the Space Age (Monograph in Aerospace History, No.10). This monograph contains a narrative written by David S. F. Portree that covers the circumstances surrounding Sputnik, the International Geophysical Year, the birth of NASA, and the beginnings of the space race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. It also includes a useful chronology of events and reproduces nine key documents.
  11.  Together in Orbit: The Origins of International Cooperation in the Space Station, John M. Logsdon, 1998.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 11.  NP-1998-10-244-HQ.
  12. Journey in Aeronautical Research: A Career at NASA Langley Research Center, Phillips, W. Hewitt, 1998. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 12.
  13. A History of Suction-Type Laminar-Flow Control with Emphasis on Flight Research(Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 13, 1999). By Albert L. Braslow.
  14. Managing the Moon Program: Lessons Learned From Project Apollo (Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 14, 1999).   Moderator John M. Logsdon.  Participants: Howard W. Tindall, George E. Mueller, Owen W. Morris, Maxime A. Faget, Robert A. Gilruth, and Christopher C. Kraft.
  15. The Difficult Road to Mars: A Brief History of Mars Exploration in the Soviet Union, V.G. Perminov,  1999.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 15.
  16. Touchdown:  The Development of Propulsion Controlled Aircraft at NASA Dryden (Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 16, 1999). By Tom Tucker.
  17. The History of the XV-15 Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft: From Concept to Flight, Martin Maisel, Giulanetti, Demo J., and Dugan, Daniel C., 2000.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 17, NASA SP-2000-4517.
  18. Hypersonics Before the Shuttle: A Concise History of the X-15 Research Airplane, Dennis R. Jenkins, 2000. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 18, NASA SP-2000-4518.
  19. Partners in Freedom: Contributions of the Langley Research Center to U.S. Military Aircraft of the 1990s, Joseph R. Chambers, 2000. Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 19, NASA SP-2000-4519.
  20. Black Magic and Gremlins: Analog Flight Simulations at NASA's Flight Research Center, Gene L. Waltman, 2000.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 20, NASA SP-2000-4520.
  21. Humans to Mars: Fifty Years of Mission Planning, 1950-2000, David S.F. Portree, 2001.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 21, NASA SP-2001-4521.
  22. Flight Research: Problems Encountered and What they Should Teach Us, Thompson, Milton O. with J.D. Hunley, 2001.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 22, NASA SP-2001-4522.
  23. The Eclipse Project, Tom Tucker 2001.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 23, NASA SP-2001-4523.
  24. Deep Space Chronicle: a Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes, 1958-2000 (Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 24). By Asif A. Siddiqi. This monograph is an excellent reference to the various deep space spacecraft that have been launched by the U.S., Soviet Union/Russia, and other countries since the beginning of the space age. The on-line version is set up with fully text searchable pdf files.
  25. Mach 3+: NASA/USAF YF-12 Flight Research, 1969-1979, Peter W. Merlin, 2001.  Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 25, NASA SP-2001-4525).
  26. Memoirs of an Aeronautical Engineer: Flight Tests at Ames Research Center: 1940-1970, Seth B. Anderson, 2002.  Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 26, SP-2002-4526.
  27. Wilbur and Orville Wright: A Bibliography Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Powered Flight on December 17, 1903, Renstrom, Arthur G. Renstrom, 2002.  Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 27, SP-2002-4527.
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  29. Concept to Reality: Contributions of the NASA Langley Research Center to U.S. Civil Aircraft of the 1990s. , Joseph R. Chambers, 2003.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 29, SP-2003-4529.

  30. The Spoken Word: Recollections of Dryden History, The Early Years, Curtis, Peebles, 2003.  Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 30, SP-2003-4530.
  31. American X-Vehicles: An Inventory- X-1 to X-50, Dennis R. Jenkins, Tony Landis, and Jay Miller, 2003.  Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 31, SP-2003-4531.
  32. Wilbur and Orville Wright: A Chronology Commemorating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Powered Flight on December 17, 1903, Arthur G. Renstrom, 2002.  Monograph in Aerospace History, No. 32, SP-2003-4532.
  33. NASA's Nuclear Frontier: The Plum Brook Research Reactor, Mark D. Bowles and Robert S. Arrighi, 2003.  Monographs in Aerospace History, No. 33, SP-2004-4533.
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  36. Low Cost Innovation in Spaceflight: The History of the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Mission, Howard E. McCurdy,  2005. Monographs in Aerospace History No. 36, SP-2005-4536.
  37. PROJECT APOLLO The Tough Decisions, Robert C. Seamans, Jr., 2005. Monographs in Aerospace History No. 37, SP-2005-4537.
  38. NASA and the Environment: The Case of Ozone Depletion, W. Henry, Lambright, 2005.  Monographs in Aerospace History No. 38, NASA SP-2005-4538. 
  39. PROJECT APOLLO The Tough Decisions, Robert C. Seamans, Jr., 2005. Monographs in Aerospace History No. 37, SP-2005-4537.

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