Atlas: The Story of a Missile.

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London: Victor Gollancz, 1960. 8vo. Orig. cloth. In defective dustjacket. (xiv, 190pp.). Illustrated. 1st edition. Previous booksellers sticker on front end-paper, otherwise fine. NOTE: The author was a member of the editorial board of Convair-Astronautics, the first that produced the Atlas. In this book, he recounts the journey from the early years of disappointment and failure through to the successful launch of the first American satellite.