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First Man
by James R Hansen
On July 20, 1969, the world stood still to watch thirty-eight-year-old American astronaut Neil A. Armstrong become the first person to step on the surface of another heavenly body. Perhaps no words in human history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment. In a penetrating exploration of American hero worship, Hansen addresses the complex legacy of the First Man, as an astronaut and an individual.
Apollo 13
by Jeffrey; Lovell, James Kluger
In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only fifty-five hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious explosion rocked the ship, and soon its oxygen and power began draining away. Written with all the color and drama of the best fiction, APOLLO 13 (previously published as Lost Moon) tells the full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe. Minutes...
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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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Deposition Of Thin Films By Ion Plating On Surfaces Having Various Configurations, Nasa Tn D-3707
by Talivaldis, Przybyszewski, John S Spalvius
Analysis and Correlation Of Heat-Transfer Coefficient and Fraiction Factor Data For Dilute Gas-Solid Suspensions Nasa Tn D-3603
by Robert, Rossetti, Salvatore, Lieblin, Seymour Pfeffer
Space Travel Books & Ephemera
Apollo 13
by Jim Lovell; Jeffrey Kluger
Houghton Mifflin and Co, 2000. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. 30th anniversary commemorative edition. Signed by Jim Lovell on Houghton Mifflin sticker facing the half-title page.
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€70.86
NASA Landsat-4 Thematic Mapper San Francisco Bay Area
by NASA
NASA, 1982. unbound. Map. Infrared Color photograph. Sheet size 23.25 x 25.5 inches. In very good condition.<br/> <br/> Landsat 4 was the first satellite in the Landsat program to incorporate the TM (Thematic Mapper) sensor. Scene-ID: E-40168-18143; WRS path 44, WRS row 34. Processed by the IBM Palo Alto Scientific Center. Imaged on December 31, 1982. Covers the city of San Francisco and all of the bay area south and east of the city. Surrounding areas to the south include Daly City,...
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€2,314.76
Signed Poster
by BEAN, Alan (1932-2018)
unbound. very good. Signed poster: "America's Team - We're #1", 25" x 24" color print issued by the Greenwich Workshop (no date, c. 1990) celebrating Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon. This item is reproduced from the original oil and pastel painting executed by Bean in 1986. Boldly signed in gold pen at the lower right hand margin and strategically placed directly beneath the date 1969, "Alan Bean - Apollo XII". Heavy stock edition that is still...
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€188.96
There's Adventure in Astronautics
by May, Julian
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Grey cloth binding rubbed at extremities; leaf edges & outer leaves browned and smudged. Dust jacket rubbed at extremities; edges chipped; surface soiled; jacket now protected in mylar cover. ; Many two-color illustrations by Richard Potts; a POPULAR MECHANICS PRESS BOOK/CAREER BOOK. ; POPULAR MECHANICS PRESS BOOK/CAREER BOOK Series; 8vo; 160 pages .
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€23.62
For All Mankind
by Hurt III, Harry
London: Queen Anne Press. 1989. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owner's details to front free endpaper. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. xiv, 352 pages. The story of the voyage to the moon - manned space flight. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.
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€11.10
The Facts on File Dictionary of Space Technology
by Angelo, Joseph A. Jr
New York: Checkmark Books. 2004. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 474 pages. . Revised Edition. Softcover.
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€12.33
"I Touch the Future...": The Story of Christa McAuliffe
by Hohler, Robert T
NY: Random House, 1987. Textblock is very clean and tight; Binding lightly edge and corner rubbed. Dust jacket lightly edge and corner worn and scuffed, with a small tear/chip along top front edge; 262p.. Quarter Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good (in mylar). Illus. by Photographs. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover.
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€7.28
UPLINK DOWNLINK A History of the Nasa Deep Space Network, 1957-1997 S/N #033-000-01241-1
by Mudgway, Douglas J
United States Govt Printing Office. VG+. 2002. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. The Nasa History Series, 2001 4227. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 674 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * Binding solid, interior clean .
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€37.74
The Human Factor: Biomedicine in the Manned Space Program to 1980
by Pitts, John A
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1985. Softcover. Glossy paper covers are a bit rubbed, spine is uncreased. Tight and square, glossy pages are clean and bright. The original NASA publication, not a reprint. . Book discusses the human factors associated with Project Mercury and manned space flight more generally. Selection of astronauts, medical experiments, space medicine, biomedicine, political factors, and much more. Book includes six appendices,...
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€33.07
Failure is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and beyond
by Kranz, Gene
Paperback. Acceptable.
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€19.70
Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
by Kranz, Gene
Simon & Schuster, 2009. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€5.66
John Glenn: A Memoir.
by [Astronaut Signature] Glenn, John with Nick Taylor
New York:: Bantam,, 1999.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. This copy has a First Day issue of a stamp commemorating Ohio Senator Robert Taft tipped onto the half title that is signed "John Glenn." John Glenn was the first astronaut to orbit the Earth. Nearly four decades later, as the world's oldest astronaut, his courage riveted a nation. But these two historical events only bracketed a life that covers the sweep of an extraordinary century. John...
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€236.20
Return to Earth
by Aldrin, Edwin E. "Buzz," Jr., with Warga, Wayne
New York: Random House, 1973. Book Club Edition. fair, fair to good. 338, illus., front board weak & strengthened with glue, DJ scuffed, DJ edges worn and rubbed: small edge tears and chips. After his historic first landing on the moon, Aldrin returned to earth and suffered mental depression and the near dissolution of his marriage.
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€14.88€11.16
To Rule the Night. The Discovery Voyage of Astronaut Jim Irwin.
by [Astronaut Memoir] Irwin, James B
Nashville:: Broadman & Holman Publishers,, 1973.. The 2nd Printing of the First Edition. . A Near Fine copy with previous owners stamps on the flyleaf in a Very Good dust jacket with edgewear, closed edge tears and two chips missing from the heel of the spine. This copy is inscribed by astronaut Jim Irwin. Irwin walked on the Moon on during the Apollo 15 mission in 1971 and manned the Lunar module "Falcon" for 18 hours on the Moon's surface. As a result of his Apollo experience, Irwin underwent a devout...
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€278.72
TYPED LETTER SIGNED
by Bray, William Gilmer
TYPED LETTER SIGNED dated January 17, 1965 to Rex Fox on official Congress of the U.S. stationery, a vg copy apparently missing the bottom section which is assumed blank as it follows the signature and typed name and title of the sender, about 120 words thanking Mr. Fox for his cooperation with the FBI and NASA (North Atlantic Space Administration), acknowledging his great achievement in the field of radio astronomy which has proven to be a great contribution to the National Association of Rocketry and...
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€42.33
SPACE SHUTTLE DECISION, 1965-1972 History of the Space Shuttle, Volume 1
by Heppenheimer, T. A
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. Near Fine. 2002. First Edition. Softcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 488 pages .
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€34.01
The Lewis Gun
by Truby, J. David
Paladin Pr, 1988-09-01. Hardcover. Like New. 11x8x1. Paladin Press; Boulder, 1976. Hardcover. A Near Fine, black binding with silver lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, trace handling marks, bit of age toning to text block edges and pages, small soiled spot bottom fore-edge, in a Near Fine, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, some sunning to panel/flap margins and verso, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12...
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€56.69
