Frederick I Ordway III was technical advisor to Stanley Kubrick during the production of 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also in charge of space systems information at the Marshall Space Flight Center from 1960 to 1963 and before that performed a similar function for the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. For many years he was a professor at the University of Alabamas School of Graduate Studies and Research. He is also the author of many other books including The Rocket Team and a contributor to the book 2001: The Lost Science.
"Numerous books are available on the history of rocketry, the
German programs during World War II and the more recent American
efforts in space. But few will seem as readable and fascinating as
this new treatment of the von Braun team of 'rocketeers' by Ordway
and Sharpe. Both authors have been involved with this business for
some time, so they write from a position of knowledge and
authority." - "The Jackson Sun"
"The authors ... overcome the tedium that often accompanies
accounts of the development of military or aerospace hardware; they
are, in fact, telling a story, and they tell it very well, letting
the facts cascade in an understated, well-controlled manner. The
book is entirely about people; it is the only one about the
development of rockets, at least that I know of, in which a
propulsion system is never described ... [it] is full of
fascinating characters, who are allowed to describe one another and
the episodes in which they were involved." - Henry S. F. Cooper
Jr., "The New York Times Book Review"
& quot; Numerous books are available on the history of rocketry,
the German programs during World War II and the more recent
American efforts in space. But few will seem as readable and
fascinating as this new treatment of the von Braun team of
'rocketeers' by Ordway and Sharpe. Both authors have been involved
with this business for some time, so they write from a position of
knowledge and authority.& quot; - The Jackson Sun
& quot; The authors ... overcome the tedium that often accompanies
accounts of the development of military or aerospace hardware; they
are, in fact, telling a story, and they tell it very well, letting
the facts cascade in an understated, well-controlled manner. The
book is entirely about people; it is the only one about the
development of rockets, at least that I know of, in which a
propulsion system is never described ... [it] is full of
fascinating characters, who are allowed to describe one another and
the episodes in which they were involved.& quot; - Henry S. F.
Cooper Jr., The New York Times Book Review
" Numerous books are available on the history of rocketry, the
German programs during World War II and the more recent American
efforts in space. But few will seem as readable and fascinating as
this new treatment of the von Braun team of 'rocketeers' by Ordway
and Sharpe. Both authors have been involved with this business for
some time, so they write from a position of knowledge and
authority." - "The Jackson Sun"
" The authors ... overcome the tedium that often accompanies
accounts of the development of military or aerospace hardware; they
are, in fact, telling a story, and they tell it very well, letting
the facts cascade in an understated, well-controlled manner. The
book is entirely about people; it is the only one about the
development of rockets, at least that I know of, in which a
propulsion system is never described ... [it] is full of
fascinating characters, who are allowed to describe one another and
the episodes in which they were involved." - Henry S. F. Cooper
Jr., "The New York Times Book Review"
- Henry S. F. Cooper Jr., "The New York Times Book Review"
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