Gravity Well by Stephen Sandford-Signed

The Gravity Well:America's Next Greatest Mission by Stephen Sandford w/Jay Heinrichs.Handsigned/ inscription by Stephen Sandford.2016 1st Edition/1stPrinting Gavia Bks hardcover w/dj in like new condition(shelfwear to dj/bumps to bk top corners).Bk dimensions:6.0×1.1×9.0inches,1.1lb,320pg.Mr. Sandford has 28yrs experience as a NASA researcher and engineer.As Director at NASA'S Langley Research Center he lead teams of engineers,researchers,and mission architects to enhance human space exploration.He has degrees in physics, electrical engineering,and optical science.This thesis-like book advocates that the US commit to the advancement of research and technology in the aeronautics and astronautics industries.The goal is for progressive human migration toward deep space to achieve a greater knowledge of the Universe,initiate human colonizations in space,and explore the unknown. The benefits of this endeavor to the US and an examination of the challenges of exploring space are discussed.