Conrad’s personal hardbound copy of his senior thesis for Princeton University’s aeronautical engineering program, May 1953, 8.75 x 11.25, 196 pages, signed on the title page by Conrad and two other submitting students. Entitled “The Design of a Turbo-Jet Military Advanced Trainer,” the thesis outlines detailed plans for the production of a jet-trainer, complete with blueprints, specifications, structural parameters, and performance charts. Many of the pages reproduce blueprints and mathematical equations originally drawn by Conrad. Charles Perrine, one of Conrad’s partners who also signed the title page, also went on to work for NASA as an engineer for the Apollo project. In fine condition, with a few marks and dings to the cover. During his junior and senior years at Princeton, Conrad worked in the aeronautical engineering department and served as vice president of the flying club. Demonstrating Conrad’s remarkable knowledge of the inner workings of an aircraft, this is an incredible item that represents the culmination of the learning that would help him launch a career in aviation, paving the way for his ultimate achievement as Apollo astronaut and moonwalker. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.
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