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Catalog Last Updated: 05/08/08 32 items.

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Aldrin, Buzz, & John Barnes.   ENCOUNTER WITH TIBER (SIGNED)  
New York: Warner Books, 1996. Reprint. 560 pages. Hardcover. 0446518549 0-446-51854-9. Apollo 11 astronaut Aldrin inscribed "To Jim Ad Astra - Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin" on the title page.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, inscription is the only mark. Dj has two tiny nicks. # B0656. $35.00     Inquire Now  
Boeing Aerospace Staff, .   FUTURE SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS STUDY FINAL BRIEFING CONTRACT NAS9-14323  
Seattle: Boeing Aerospace, 1976. 367 pages. Spiral Bound. Executive summary describes the objectives, schedule, and structure of the study and summarizes principal findings. Analysis of four scenarios for space program evolution beyond the 1973 shuttle traffic model. Drawings or charts on about half of pages. Study done by Boeing Aerospace under contract to NASA. December 1976. Landscape format 8.5 X 11.
VG/Wraps. Comb binding perfect. PON. All pages intact, clean. # B0646. $45.00     Inquire Now  
Bono, Philip.   FRONTIERS OF SPACE: TTHE POCKET ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPACEFLIGHT IN COLOUR  
London: Blandford, 1971. Reprint. 247 pages. Hardcover. 071373504X 0-7137-3504-X. Bright yellow cloth binding. 80 pages of illustrations including drawings and photos.
Near Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has invisibly mended tear and a wrinkle. # B1009. $14.00     Inquire Now  
Borman, Frank.   COUNTDOWN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (SIGNED) WITH ROBERT J. SERLING  
New York: Morrow, 1988. 1st ed. 448 pages. Hardcover. 0688079296 0-688-07929-6.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, signed "Frank Borman" on the half-title. Sticker ghost. # B0658. $300.00     Inquire Now  
Bova, Ben.   THE FOURTH STATE OF MATTER: PLASMA DYNAMICS AND TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGY  
New York: St. Martin's, 1971. 181 pages. Hardcover. Good work on plasma, auroras, fusion energy. B/w photos and drawings.
Near Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj has very slight shelfwear. No tears/chips. # A9084. $7.75     Inquire Now  
Cernan, Eugene.   LAST MAN ON THE MOON: ASTRONAUT EUGENE CERNAN AND AMERICA'S RACE IN SPACE (SIGNED)  
New York: St. Martin's, 1999. 1st ed. 356 pages. Hardcover. 0312199066 0-312-19906-6. With Don Davis.
Very Fine/Very Fine. As new first edition signed on half-title page "Gene Cernan". # B0655. $225.00     Inquire Now  
Cunningham, Walter.   THE ALL-AMERICAN BOYS (SIGNED)  
New York: ibooks, 2003. Reprint. 439 pages. Hardcover. 0743458494 0-7434-5849-4. Stated first ibooks printing July 2003. Originally published in 1977.
As New/As New. First thus. As new, signed "Walt Cunningham Apollo 7" on title page. # B0659. $75.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Curtis, Anthony R.   SPACE ALMANAC SECOND EDITION  
Houston: Gulf Publishing, 1992. 2nd ed. 746 pages. Paperback. 0884150305 0-88415-030-5. Thousands of facts, figures, names, dates, and places that cover space from earth to the edge of the universe.
As New/No Jacket. A new book from our old stock. # 04689. $12.00     Inquire Now  
Curtis, Anthony R.   SPACE ALMANAC SECOND EDITION  
Houston: Gulf Publishing, 1992. 2nd ed. 746 pages. Hardcover. 0884150399 0-88415-039-9. Thousands of facts, figures, names, dates, and places that cover space from earth to the edge of the universe.
As New/No Jacket. A new book from our old stock. # 04688. $20.00     Inquire Now  
Dalton, Maynard.   EVALUATION OF SKYLAB IVA ARCHITECTURE SKYLAB EXPERIENCE BULLETIN NO. 18 JSC-09552  
Houston: NASA/JSC, 1975. 1st ed. 478 pages. Paperback. Mostly crew commentary as they used Skylab. Some b/w drawings and photos. There is no stiff cover as the text-block is hole-punched for a ring binder. It is stapled. Dated December 1975.
VG/Wraps. One small scribble on front, o/w clean. # B0643. $40.00     Inquire Now  
Dossey, John R., & Guillermo Trotti.   INVESTIGATION OF THE NEEDS & DESIGN OF ORBITING SPACE STATION WITH GROWTH CAPABILITIES  
Houston: Rice University, 1977. 1st ed. 44 pages. Spiral Bound. Final report to NASA for contract no. NASW 2776 on the title subject by the principal investigators and designers in the Rice University Space Station Study. This is RUSSSTUDY Report 5. There are 56 additional pages of drawings which are not numbered in the 44 pages of text. Dated January 1977.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. White covers darkening. Comb binder perfect. # B0642. $40.00     Inquire Now  
Ford Aerospace, .   STS-1: A NEW ERA IN SPACE (SHUTTLE)  
Houston: Ford Aerospace, 1981. 1st ed. 22 pages. Paperback. Ford Aerospace's information packet for the first Shuttle flight of Columbia. Mission info, objectives, timeline, overview of Shuttle program. 22 page stapled report laid into printer folder. Scarce.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Light browning to folder edge, else nice. # A8698. $34.00     Inquire Now  
Godwin (ed.), Robert.   COLUMBIA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT VOL. 1 W/CD-ROM  
Ontario: Apogee Books, 2003. Reprint. 261 pages. Paperback. 189495906X 1-894959-06-X. Reproduction of the original August 2003 report with corrections to Sept. 12, 2003. Color photos, charts, diagrams. CD-ROM contains 100mb of video, & over 700 pages of NASA documents, the STS-107 press kit and NASA's implementation plan for return to flight and beyond.
As New/No Jacket. A new copy. # 24744. $16.75     Inquire Now  
Haggerty, James J., (NASA).   NASA SPINOFF 1982  
Washington, DC: NASA, 1991. 1st ed. 144 pages. Paperback. 0160358213 0-16-035821-3. Scientific & technological developments and their uses in aerospace, government, private business and related fields. Profusely illustrated in color.
Near Fine/Wraps. # A5252. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Haggerty, James J., (NASA).   NASA SPINOFF 1983  
Washington, DC: NASA, 1991. 1st ed. 144 pages. Paperback. 0160358213 0-16-035821-3. Scientific & technological developments and their uses in aerospace, government, private business and related fields. Profusely illustrated in color.
Near Fine/Wraps. # A5253. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Haggerty, James J., (NASA).   NASA SPINOFF 1991  
Washington, DC: NASA, 1991. 1st ed. 144 pages. Paperback. 0160358213 0-16-035821-3. Scientific & technological developments of the year 1991 and their used in aerospace and related fields. Profusely illustrated in color.
Near Fine/Wraps. # A5249. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Harrigan, Stephen.   CHALLENGER PARK (SIGNED)  
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. 1st ed. 397 pages. Hardcover. 0375412050 0-375-41205-0. Novel about astronauts and the space program.
Fine/Fine. SIGNED by Harrigan on the half title page. # B0312. $36.00     Inquire Now  
Lardas, Mark.   SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH SYSTEM 1972-2004 (SIGNED) OSPREY NEW VANGUARD 99  
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2004. 48 pages. Paperback. 1841766917 )1-84176-691-. Illustrated with color photos
As New/Wraps. New book, signed by the author. # 27609. $15.95     Inquire Now  
Lewellen, John.   THE EARTH SATELLITE: MAN'S FIRST TRUE SPACE ADVENTURE  
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957. 1st ed. 59 pages. Boards. Children's book giving info on how satellites would one day be put into space and what they will do. B/w illustrations.
VG/No Jacket. Sticker remnants on end paper, else Near Fine. # A6574. $12.50     Inquire Now  
McDonnell Douglas, .   SPACE STATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS STUDY PART 3: DOCUMENTATION THREE VOLUMES CONTRACT NO. NAS9-14958  
Huntington Beach: McDonnell Douglas, 1977. 1st ed. Spiral Bound. Volume 1: Executive Summary, Volume 2: Technical Report, Volume 3: Appendixes Book 2 - Supporting Data. Missing Vol 3 Book 1 and Volume 4: Supporting Research and Technology Report. Contain many drawings and multi-fold drawings. Prepared for NASA - Johnson Space Center.
Near Fine/Wraps. PON all volumes, o/w clean, intact, unmarked. Blue/white covers. # B0649. $55.00     Inquire Now  
Musgrave, Story, .   SPACE STORY (SIGNED DVD, 80 MINUTES)  
Austin: Space Story, Inc., 2003. . Story Musgrave, a 30-year veteran of NASA's space program presents an 80 minute stage performance featuring over 230 photos of earth, natural wonders and the solar system all set to music. Special features include the night launch of STS-61 Endeavour, day launch of STS-80 Columbia, and chronology of Musgrave's NASA career. SIGNED in silver ink by Story.
As New/In Box. NTSC DVD format. # 24833. $24.95     Inquire Now  
NASA (Nasa SP-129), (Mueller & Newall).   EARTH PHOTOGRAPHS FROM GEMINI III, IV AND V  
Washington, DC: NASA, 1967. 266 pages. Hardcover. Over 200 full page color images taken from various Gemini flights showing terrain and land formations.
Fine/No Jacket. # A8136. $14.75     Inquire Now  
NASA Archives, (Robert Godwin, ed.).   APOLLO 11: VOL. TWO: THE NASA MISSION REPORTS (WITH CD-ROM)  
Ontario: Apogee Books, 1999. 1st ed. 168 pages. Paperback. 1896522556 1-896522-55-6. Loads of info on 1969 Apollo 11 flight and first lunar landing. Mission reports, transcripts, b/w & color photos. Includes CD-ROM with an exclusive interview with Buzz Aldrin, the entire unedited television broadcast from Tranquility Base - over 2.5 hours of MPEG video.
As New/Wraps. # 20317. $13.95   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Philco Ford, .   APOLLO 13: LOVELL, MATTINGLY & HAISE (PHICLO FORD INFORMATION PACKET DATED 03/31/1970)  
Houston: Philco-Ford Corporation, 1970. 1st ed. 10 pages. Paperback. Info pack for employees for the Apollo 13 flight. Mission info and timeline, what to expect (nothing about the unexpected outcome). Stapled packet laid into a printed folder. Quite scarce.
Near Fine/Wraps. # A8699. $35.00     Inquire Now  
Philco Ford, .   APOLLO 14: TARGET PERFECTION (EMPLOYEE INFO PACK) DO YOUR PART IN THE TOUGHEST PART YET (EMPLOYEE PACKET)  
Houston: Philco-Ford Corporation, 1971. 1st ed. 7 pages. Paperback. Info pack for employees for the Apollo 15 flight. Mission info and timeline, what to expect. Stapled packet dated 01/29/1971 laid into a printed folder. Quite scarce.
VG/Wraps. Owner's name on folder, else Near Fine. # A8701. $22.50     Inquire Now  
Powers, Robert M.   PLANETARY ENCOUNTERS  
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 1978. ARC ed. 180 pages. Paperback. 0811712702 0-8117-1270-2. A history of space exploration in essay form, has appendices, glossary, & 10 of the 123 photos projected for the finished book. Very interesting & fun read, covers the various planetary probes. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOFS for this title.
VG/Wraps. # A3057. $20.00     Inquire Now  
Roberson, Floyd I., (NASA).   NASA SPINOFF 1980: AN ANNUAL REPORT  
Washington, DC: NASA, 1991. 1st ed. 144 pages. Paperback. 0160358213 0-16-035821-3. Scientific & technological developments and their uses in aerospace, government, private business and related fields. Profusely illustrated in color.
Near Fine/Wraps. # A5250. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Rummel, John A.   A SUMMARY OF LIFE SCIENCES EXPERIMENTS CARRIED ON U. S. SPACECRAFT BIOSPEX BIOLOGICAL SPACE EXPERIMENTS JSC-13979  
Houston: NASA/Johnson Space Cent, 1978. 1st ed. 386 pages. Paperback. An intergration of scattered NASA documents to form a history of life sciences experiments carried on U.S. spacecraft dating from June 1949 to joint U.S.-USSR missions in August 1977. Contains a list of all missions w/details. Has an index covering 14 disciplines in four chapters; Human Experiments, Animal Experiments, Plant Experiments, and Microorganism Experiments. Dated June 1978
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, stapled 8.5 X 11. Blue card covers. PON o/w unmarked. # B0644. $80.00     Inquire Now  
Sagendorph, Robb.   AMERICA & HER ALMANACS  
Dublin, NH: Yankee, 1970. 1st ed. 318 pages. Hardcover. A history of a significant thread in American life & culture, in which the author has included 220 woodcuts & about 50 examples from rare early almanacs.
VG/Good+. # A3562. $3.75     Inquire Now  
Shepard, Alan, & Deke Slayton.   MOON SHOT: THE INSIDE STORY OF AMERICA'S RACE TO THE MOON SIGNED  
Atlanta, GA: Turner, 1994. Reprint. 383 pages. Hardcover. 1878685546 1-878685-54-6. Copy from a local in-person signing, NOT a bookplate.
Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by Shepard on the title page: "To ... A. Shepard." # A9327. $75.00     Inquire Now  
Stafford, Thomas P.   WE HAVE CAPTURE (SIGNED) TOM STAFFORD AND THE SPACE RACE  
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institute, 2002. Reprint. 288 pages. Hardcover. 1588340708 1-58834-070-8.
As New/As New. As new, signed by Stafford and co-author Michael Cassutt on title page # B0654. $120.00     Inquire Now  
Titulaer, Chriet.   HUIS VAN DE TOEKOMST  
Houten: Chriet Titulaer Prod., 1989. 127 pages. Boards. 9072692039 9-0726920-3-9. Dutch language look at a variety of modern technologies.
Fine/No Jacket. # A6457. $5.00     Inquire Now  

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