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Space Forum / Shuttle / June 2004Finally! "Runway to Orbit" has appeared at GPO.
Ken's book has finally made it to the GPO. I think it's a great book and everyone should buy a copy, but It's kind of expensive, Here's the URL for the GPO: http://bookstore.access.gpo.gov/ Enter "iliff" in the search box and you'll get the right location, since there aren't that many Iliffs writing government documents. Ken started at Dryden in 1962 and retired in 2003. He worked on all of Dryden's vehicles during that time. This book has a lot about the X-15, lifting bodies, Orbiter, and similar projects. The jacket has paintings by Marc Pestana, who is a research test pilot at Dryden. There are about a hundred photos in 421 pages. We're going to get our first copy this afternoon; we haven't seen it yet. I'm so excited about this, I just can't say. I just hope it looks as good as I think it should. Mary  SignatureMary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer miliff@qnet.com > Ken's book has finally made it to the GPO. I think it's a great book > and everyone should buy a copy, but It's kind of expensive, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > yet. I'm so excited about this, I just can't say. I just hope it > looks as good as I think it should. Just ordered it up. They say 2-3 weeks. $55.00 US doesn't seem too expensive for a good book. It is a good book, isn't it? By the way, the material below is the on-line description of the book. They claim he worked to 2002; you say 2003. Whom do I believe? ;-) -- rk PRF Online Via GPO Access Title: From Runway to Orbit: Reflections of a NASA Engineer Stock Number: 033-000-01267-5 Availability: 1. in stock / whse and/or retail / priced Price: $55.00 Price (non-U.S.): $77.00 Standing Order Code: ZZZZZ Description: NASA SP 2004-4109. NASA History Series. Presents the memoirs of of Dr. Kenneth W. Iliff, the retired Chief Scientist of NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. He worked at NASA from 1962-2002. Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office, Office of External Realtions Year/pages: 2004: 421 p.; ill. Key Phrases: NASA DP 2004 4109, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Biography, Engineering, Dryden Space Flight Research Center ISBN: 0-16-072259-4 Author: Iliff, Kenneth W. Weight: 2 lbs 5 oz Quantity Price: discount Binding: casebound Cover: paper Available date: 06-22-04 Subject Bibliography: 222 297 Status date: 06-18-04 Unit: each Signaturerk, Just an OldEngineer "Dealing properly with very rare events is one of the attributes that distinguishes a design that is fit for safety-critical systems from one that is not." -- John Rushby in "A Comparison of Bus Architectures for Safety- Critical Embedded Systems," March 2003 > $55.00 US doesn't seem too expensive for a good book. It is a good book, > isn't it? Well, I think so, but I'm very biased. The cover paintings are beautiful. The photos in the text came out well, too. > By the way, the material below is the on-line description of the book. They > claim he worked to 2002; you say 2003. Whom do I believe? ;-) He worked until 3 Jan 2003, which was still in the 2002 leave year. You know how the retirement system regards the first three days of the month. Mary SignatureMary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer miliff@qnet.com > Ken's book has finally made it to the GPO. I think it's a great book > and everyone should buy a copy, but It's kind of expensive, > Here's the URL for the GPO: > http://bookstore.access.gpo.gov/ Grr, shame they don't take international orders. Mark >> Ken's book has finally made it to the GPO. I think it's a great book >> and everyone should buy a copy, but It's kind of expensive, >> Here's the URL for the GPO: >> http://bookstore.access.gpo.gov/ > > Grr, shame they don't take international orders. Actually, they do... just not online; have to call them: http://bookstore.gpo.gov/support/shipping.html#international They note a 40% surcharge is tacked on for international orders, though. -Dan |
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