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Rocket Boys
by Homer Hickam
Rocket Boys (also known as October Sky) is the first memoir in a series of three, by Homer Hickam, Jr. It is a story of growing up in a mining town, and a boy's pursuit of amateur rocketry in a pure company mining town. It won the W.D. Weatherford Award in 1998, the year of its release. Today, it is one of the most often picked community/library reads in the United States. It is also studied in many school systems around the world.
A Brief History Of Time
by Stephen W Hawking
A Brief History of Time is a popular science book written by Stephen Hawking and first published by the Bantam Dell Publishing Group in 1988. It became a best-seller and has sold more than 9 million copies. It was also on the London Sunday Times best-seller list for more than four years. There is also a documentary by the same name, directed by Errol Morris and released in 1991. Unlike the book, the documentary is primarily a biography of Stephen Hawking.
Rocket Boys
by Homer H, Jr Hickam
Rocket Boys (also known as October Sky) is the first memoir in a series of three, by Homer Hickam, Jr. It is a story of growing up in a mining town, and a boy's pursuit of amateur rocketry in a pure company mining town. It won the W.D. Weatherford Award in 1998, the year of its release. Today, it is one of the most often picked community/library reads in the United States. It is also studied in many school systems around the world.
John Glenn
by John Glenn
John Glenn has spent most of his life in public service, as a distinguished U.S. Senator and a veteran of twenty-three years in the Marine corps, during which time he was awarded numerous medals for his achievements, as well as the NASA Distinguished Service medal and the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. He and his wife of fifty-six years, Annie, have two grown children and two grandchildren.Nick Taylor is the author of seven nonfiction books and collaborated with John Glenn on his memoir. He lives in...
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Cosmos
by Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University; Distinguished Visiting Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; and the cofounder and President of the Planetary Society, the largest space-interest group in the world. For the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, he was an adviser on the Mariner, Voyager, and Viking unmanned space missions, and he briefed...
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Space Books & Ephemera
Off the Planet -- Inscribed By Author -- Surviving Five Perilous Months Aboard the Space Station Mir
by Linenger, Jerry M
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
by Stephen W. Hawking; Ron Miller [Illustrator]; Carl Sagan [Introduction];
Bantam, 1988-02-29. Hardcover. clean pages, tight binding, clea/original dust jacket over cloth . 1x6x9. clean pages, tight binding, clean boards, original dust jacket, original dust jacket over cloth boards
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€11.51
The First Men in Space (World Explorers Ser.)
by Kennedy (Introductory Essay By Michael Collins)
New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing.
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€11.24
Astronauts: The First 25 Years of Manned Space Flight
by Yenne, Bill
Paperback. Good.
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€3.83
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
by Shepard, Alan; Slayton, Deke
Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, 1994. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. some light soiling and light foxing to page ends. light edge wear to jacket and boards; The never-before-told story of the courage, dedication, and teamwork that made the journey to the moon possible--an intense human drama of the sacrifices and risks asked of a remarkable group of astronauts. Shepard and Slayton, part of the pioneering space program from the beginning, tell this...
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€1.86
Mission to the Moon [With Bonus DVD]
by Dyer, Alan
The Five Mile Press, Scoresby, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover (Laminated Illustrated Boards). Very Good Condition. Clean copy no damage. Features everything that the young person needs to know about the space race, the Apollo project, rockets and spaceships and plans to return to the moon, published for the 40th anniversary of the 1st lunar landing with a complimentary bonus DVD Full number line. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity...
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€9.10
RUSSIANS IN SPACE
by Evgeny Riabchikov
New York: Doubleday. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. First Edition stated. Toning to pages. Scuffing to page edges. Foxing to lower page edges. Scuffing to front and rear panels. Toning to rear panel. Closed tear upper rear panel. Chips to crown and heel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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€62.30
A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes
by Hawking, Stephen
Paperback. Very Good.
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€1.18
Space Race: The Battle to Rule the Heavens
by Deborah Cadbury
Paperback / softback. New. From the author of `Seven Wonders of the Industrial World', the paperback edition of the TV tie-in charting the shocking but true story behind the space race - and the ruthless, brilliant scientists who fuelled it.
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€15.15
The Nature of the Universe: A Series of Broadcast Lectures
by Hoyle, Fred
Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1951. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First publication of this collection of lectures originally delivered by the author--the man who coined the term "big bang theory" (which he rejected) via BBC radio in the 1940s. At this point, he was only in his early 30s & just starting his career, so these lectures provide remarkable insights into his development as an astronomer. In 121 pages with Notes + a photo frontis + 5...
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€18.73
Gravitational Fission of Planetary Surfaces MARS & EARTH: bound with Gravitational Fission of the Grand Canyon
by Kelly, Allan O
no Indication, California, 1991. no Indication. Spiral Bound. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 76 pages, this book appears to be a photocopy of a book published around 1991 by the author. The first part is dated December 1, 1990 and according to the dedication page "this book is the first attempt by anyone to publish a theory of cosmic fission as it may apply to the Earth, Mars and other planets. It has been considered by a few brave souls, since Sir Isaac Newton set forth his...
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€27.76
the Moonlandings; an eyewitness account with a foreword by Buzz Aldrin
by Turnill, Reginald
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Britain, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. XX, 458 pages, includes appendices, indexed. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, cartoons, line drawings. And bound in colour illustrated paperback binding. there is no damage to describe. The author joined the BBC in 1956 covering the launch of Sputnik 1 and founded so exciting that he made space reporting his specialty. As the BBC Aerospace...
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€18.32
Man And The Stars. Contact And Communication With Other Intelligence
by Lunan, Duncan
Corgi Books, London, 1978. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: charts & diagrams. previous owner has covered the book with clear adhesive plastic, no damage to describe. The previous owner has written a three digit number at the top left of the inside of the front cover in the top right of the first page. No other annotations. The author presents his belief in the existence of other intelligence and space and the need for communication with them. It looks at how contacts...
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€7.77
Dead Mars, Dying Earth
by Brandenburg, John E & Paxon, Monica Rix
Element Books, Ringwood, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 2nd copy, no damage, no annotations." So begins the story of life and death on 2 planets, Mars and Earth stop while this book may read like fiction, it is not. These are stories of science fact present uniquely, unlike any other science you may have read. The events this book describes have actually happened  or may well happen. Even the future events we discuss have also been put forward a serious,...
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€8.33
The Mars Project
by Wernher Von Braun
Paperback / softback. New. This classic on space travel was first published in 1953, when interplanetary space flight was considered science fiction by most of those who considered it at all. Here the German-born scientist Wernher von Braun detailed what he believed were the problems and possibilities inherent in a projected expedition to Mars. Today von Braun is recognized as the person most responsible for laying the groundwork for public acceptance of America's space program. When President...
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€29.61
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF NASA SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT DAN BRANDENSTEIN
by Brandenstein, Dan
Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1978. Official NASA black and white photograph of the NASA astronaut Dan Brandenstein in civilian clothes. The photo was taken while he was still an astronaut candidate. Brandenstein flew on 4 shuttle missions: STS-8, STS-51G, STS-32, STS-49--he was commander on the last two. SIGNED, without inscription, "Dan Brandenstein". Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington,...
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€42.13
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys
by Michael Collins
Paperback / softback. New. A special updated anniversary edition of the classic account of the Apollo 11 trip to the moon.
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€17.85
SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF NASA SHUTTLE ASTRONAUT KEVIN CHILTON
by Chilton, Kevin
Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1987. Official NASA black and white photograph of the NASA astronaut Kevin Chilton. The photo was taken while he was still an astronaut candidate. Chilton flew on 3 shuttle missions: STS-49, STS-59, STS-76--he was pilot on the first two and commander on the third. In 1998 Chilton returned to the Air Force and rose to the rank of 4-star general, the highest rank of any former astronaut. SIGNED, without inscription, "Kevin...
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€42.13
JPL Fact Sheet: Voyager 2 At Uranus
by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA: NASA and JPL, 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. An upper-left stapled publication in newsletter format dated April 14, 1985, measuring 8-1/2" by 11" and containing seven sheets printed on one side (front cover and six pages of text)..
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€23.41
Return to Earth
by Edwin E Aldrin; Wayne Warga
Random House, 1973. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€24.34
Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space
by Cadbury, Deborah
Paperback. Very Good.
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€11.17
SELECTED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY: A Report (NASA SP-5046)
by Northrop Space Laboratories
Washington, D. C.: Administration. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1966. Softcover. White wraps, perfect bound, illustrated with circuit diagrams. Covers amplifier, oscillator, multivibrator, power supply, wave shaping, temperature compensation, control, and specialized computer circuits. ; 7-3/4" x 10"; vii, 102 pp; Prior owner stamp on front cover, no other wear of note (apart from an ink stain solely found at the bottom of page 19 that appears to have occurred during production?). .
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€32.77
Gemini; A Personal Account Of Man's Venture Into Space
by Virgil "Gus" Grissom
The Macmillan Company, 1968. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1968. 212 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Black pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book has been rebound by library, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and...
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€42.07