EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM by Godwin, F. reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

by Godwin, F.

New York, 1960: Plenum Press, 200 pages, $6.50

An interesting work, it is divided into five major sections: "The Assembly Orbit," "The Moon," "Venus," "Mars," and "Further Possibilities"; also contains notes on celestial dynamics and appendices (rocket propellants, scheduling, space warfare, etc.). Specific subjects treated include lunar probes, manned spaceships, Venus and Mars probes, planetary bases, space stations, probing the outer planets, etc.


Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III