The Complete Book of Outer Space

The Complete Book of Outer Space
Edited by Jeffrey Logan
Illustrator Frank R. Paul et al.
Cover artist Chesley Bonestell
Published by Maco Magazine Corp. (book form by Gnome Press)
Publication date 1953
144 pages
Originally priced for $.75

Contents:

1. Preface, by Kenneth MacLeish
2. "A Preview of the Future: Introduction", by Jeffrey Logan
3. "Development of the Space Ship", by Willy Ley
4. "Station in Space", by Wernher von Braun
5. "Space Medicine", by Heinz Haber
6. "Space Suits", by Donald H. Menzel
7. "The High Altitude Program", by Robert P. Haviland
8. "History of the Rocket Engine", by James H. Wyld
9. "Legal Aspects of Space Travel", by Oscar Schachter
10. "Exploitation of the Moon", by Hugo Gernsback
11. "Life Beyond the Earth", by Willy Ley
12. "Interstellar Flight", by Leslie R. Shepard
13. "The Spaceship in Science Fiction", by Jeffrey Logan
14. "Plea for a Coordinated Space Program", by Wernher von Braun
15. "The Flying Saucer Myth", by Jeffrey Logan
16. "The Panel of Experts"
17. "Chart of the Moon Voyage"
18. "Chart of the Voyage to Mars"
19. "Timetables and Weights"
20. "A Space Travel Dictionary"

Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings, published both as a paperback magazine and a hardbound book. A collection of essays about space exploration, life beyond Earth and flying saucers.