The Complete Book of Outer Space

The Complete Book of Outer Space is a 1953 collection of essays about space exploration edited by Jeffrey Logan. It first appeared as a magazine, published by Maco Magazine Corp. The first book publication was by Gnome Press in 1953 in an edition of 3,000 copies.

The Complete Book of Outer Space

Dust-jacket from the first book publication
Editor	Jeffrey Logan
Illustrator	Frank R. Paul et al.
Cover artist	Chesley Bonestell
Language	English
Subject	Space exploration
Publisher	Gnome Press
Publication date	1953
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	144
OCLC	6824625

Contents

• Preface, by Kenneth MacLeish
• "A Preview of the Future: Introduction", by Jeffrey Logan
• "Development of the Space Ship", by Willy Ley
• "Station in Space", by Wernher von Braun
• "Space Medicine", by Heinz Haber
• "Space Suits", by Donald H. Menzel
• "The High Altitude Program", by Robert P. Haviland
• "History of the Rocket Engine", by James H. Wyld
• "Legal Aspects of Space Travel", by Oscar Schachter
• "Exploitation of the Moon", by Hugo Gernsback
• "Life Beyond the Earth", by Willy Ley
• "Interstellar Flight", by Leslie R. Shepard
• "The Spaceship in Science Fiction", by Jeffrey Logan
• "Plea for a Coordinated Space Program", by Wernher von Braun
• "The Flying Saucer Myth", by Jeffrey Logan
• "The Panel of Experts"
• "Chart of the Moon Voyage"
• "Chart of the Voyage to Mars"
• "Timetables and Weights"
• "A Space Travel Dictionary"

Reception

Groff Conklin of Galaxy Science Fiction said in 1954 that The Complete Book of Outer Space was "a fascinating collection" of pictures and text "of varying value ... but generally an exciting one".

Sources

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 299.