Copyright page of first edition states: "Portions of this book have appeared in This Week magazine." The same page gives von Braun's acknowledgment of illustrator Fred Freeman in terms of "the book" and "the whole work". See first edition Notes for more information.
- "Designed and Illustrated by Fred Freeman" on title page.
- On copyright page:
- "First Edition", "Copyright (c) 1958, 1959, 1960" and LCCN.
- WvB's acknowledgment of Freeman "who illustrated the book with artistry and scientific exactness, and who conceived and executed the format and design of the whole work."
- "Portions of this book have appeared in This Week magazine."
- centered at bottom, "89074-0110" over "Printed in [U.S.A.]"
- dedication: "To Iris and Margrit who will live in a world in which flights to the moon will be commonplace."
- Illustrations (more information) include both endpapers, namely 4 pages diagrams with much technical information
- 15-page Introduction signed (flushright) Wernher von Braun; flushleft "Redstone Arsenal // Huntsville Alabama // January 1960"
- 4-page Index p93-96
- listed, "[100] Outstanding Books for Young Readers" NY Times 1960-11-13 pCBS60
- publ date per contemporary review by Kirkus (undated): "Prefaced by a series of common questions and logical, penetrating answers, this well-written story ... detail that is more truth than science-fiction. Portions of the book attracted wide attention when serialized in This Week ... [Freeman's] diagrams and schematics are clear and exciting."
- cover artist per SFE3: "von Braun, Wehrner"
