Otto Willi Gail was one of the most popular science fiction authors in Germany during the early 20th century. He wrote several novels as well as books on physics, engineering, and space travel. Ron Milleris the former art director for the National Air andSpace Museum's Albert Einstein Planetarium. He is the author of "Bradamant," "The Dream Machines," " Palaces and Prisons," " Silk and Steel," " Velda," and the Worlds Beyond series andthecoauthor of "Cycles of Fire" and""The Grand Tour"." His work has been featured in "Air and Space," "National Geographic," "Newsweek," "Scientific American," "Sky and Telescope," and "Smithsonian."He lives in South Boston, Virginia. Robert Godwin is the space curator at the Canadian Air and Space Museum and an advocate of the Space Frontier Foundation. He is the author of "Apollo 11," "The Illustrated Collector s Guide to Led Zeppelin," and "The Lunar Exploration Scrapbook." He lives in Burlington, Ontario."